Xiaogushan
- Date:
- 1939
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 40.9 × 26.7 cm
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
Xiaogushan is a small rocky mountain in Liaoning Province, northeastern China, its pine-clad granite outcroppings rising from the sea near the city of Panjin. Yoshida traveled in Manchuria and northeastern China during the late 1930s, and his prints of the region document a landscape of rocky coastlines and pine forests that share visual affinities with the Seto Inland Sea scenery he knew intimately. The 1939 date places this print in a politically charged period, but Yoshida's vision remains consistently focused on the landscape itself rather than the geopolitical context through which he traveled.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Xiaogushan was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1939.
Xiaogushan was published by Yoshida Studio (1939).
Xiaogushan depicts seascapes, trees, and mountains.
Xiaogushan measures 40.9 × 26.7 cm (Oban format).