Yoshida-hiroshi
- Date:
- 1933
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
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.
Yoshida-hiroshi — a print titled simply with the artist's own name rendered in Japanese — is an unusual self-referential work from 1933. It may represent a self-portrait, an autograph study, or a work in which the written form of his name becomes the primary visual element. Yoshida signed his prints consistently in both Roman and Japanese script throughout his career, and the act of signing carried weight for him: it was the mark of a craftsman who personally supervised and often personally printed each impression. A work that places the name itself at center reflects that consciousness of artistic identity.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Yoshida-hiroshi was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1933.
Yoshida-hiroshi was published by Yoshida Studio (1933).
Yoshida-hiroshi depicts calligraphy and portraits.
