Yoshiji よしぢ
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Ohmi Gallery
Key value factors: Edition order (first Watanabe/Doi printing vs. posthumous reprints) is crucial. Snow scenes, night views, and bijin-ga typically command premiums. Publisher seals and artist signatures authenticate first editions.
Titled with the name Yoshiji rendered in hiragana, this woodblock print may refer to a place name, a personal name, or an establishment within the Kyoto region. The hiragana script gives the title a soft, informal character that contrasts with the more formal kanji place names used in Yoshimitsu's landscape series. If Yoshiji refers to a location, it may be a small village, a tea house, or a neighborhood within the greater Kyoto area, the kind of modest, locally known site that would be familiar to residents but absent from tourist itineraries. Yoshimitsu's willingness to depict such minor subjects alongside famous temples and rivers reflects a commitment to comprehensive documentation of his home region rather than selective focus on only the most celebrated landmarks.
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.
Yoshiji よしぢ was created by Nomura Yoshimitsu (野村義光).
Yoshiji よしぢ depicts landscapes and village scenes.
