The edition type is the primary value driver for Yoshida prints. The jizuri seal — indicating the artist personally supervised every aspect of printing — typically commands 2–3× the price of posthumous reprints. Standard jizuri prints of Japanese landscapes cluster around $2,149 at dealer level (1stDibs benchmark). PBS Antiques Roadshow valued a pair of lifetime prints at $2,500 total (~$1,250 each) for non-jizuri examples.
Waiting for the Tide depicts the patient rhythms of coastal life — fishermen or harbor workers pausing in their activities as the tidal cycle governs the timing of their work. Yoshida's 1930 print captures this moment of suspended activity with characteristic attention to the quality of coastal light and the particular stillness of low tide, when the sea retreats and exposes the rocky or muddy bottom. The human figures, waiting rather than acting, become part of the landscape's temporal texture — the tide's cycle a reminder that the natural world sets the terms for human occupation of the coast.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Waiting for the Tide was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1930.
Waiting for the Tide was published by Yoshida Studio (1930).
Waiting for the Tide depicts figures, seascapes, and daily life.
Waiting for the Tide measures 27 × 40.3 cm (Oban format).
