This 1920s print from the heart of Yoshida's jizuri period represents his mature shin-hanga technique. Standard jizuri prints of Japanese landscapes cluster around $2,149 (1stDibs dealer benchmark). The jizuri seal — indicating Yoshida personally supervised printing — is the single most important value driver, typically doubling the price over non-jizuri lifetime impressions.
Willow and Stone Bridge from 1926 pairs two of the most resonant elements in the classical Japanese landscape vocabulary — the trailing willow and the arched stone bridge — in a composition that simultaneously invokes the tradition and refreshes it through Yoshida's modern sensibility. The willow's reflected tendrils and the bridge's arch find their echo in the still water below, creating a doubled image that intensifies the print's meditative quality. The stone bridge's permanence against the willow's seasonal change sets up a subtle dialogue between endurance and transience.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Willow and Stone Bridge was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1926.
Willow and Stone Bridge was published by Yoshida Studio (1926).
Willow and Stone Bridge depicts landscapes, bridges, and trees.
Willow and Stone Bridge measures 41.1 × 28.4 cm (Oban format).
