Yoshida Village
- Date:
- 1926
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Description
Yoshida Village — likely the village of Yoshida at the foot of Mount Fuji in Yamanashi Prefecture, namesake of the artist's adoptive family — appears in this 1926 print as a quiet settlement at the edge of a great presence. The village of Yoshida-guchi was one of the traditional starting points for Fuji ascents, and the town carried deep associations with pilgrimage and seasonal ritual. Yoshida depicted his namesake village with evident affection, framing its rooftops, trees, and pathways against the mountain's lower slopes in a composition that balances the human scale of domestic life with the immensity of the volcanic landscape beyond.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yoshida Village was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1926.
Yoshida Village was published by Yoshida Studio (1926).
Yoshida Village depicts village scenes.