Umbrella is a distinctive genre composition featuring the traditional Japanese paper umbrella as both a functional object and an element of graphic design. Studio editions from the Yoshida workshop typically sell for $250-$700, with jizuri impressions reaching $500-$1,200. The umbrella motif carries poetic associations in Japanese culture -- evoking rain, transience, and shelter -- that elevate this seemingly simple subject into something resonant and collectible.
Umbrella is one of Yoshida's compositions featuring the traditional Japanese parasol or rain umbrella — an object with a long history in Japanese visual culture as both practical implement and decorative motif. The umbrella's circular form, whether a delicate paper parasol or a more robust rain shelter, offered him exceptional compositional possibilities: the geometry of the circle viewed from above or the side, the translucency of paper through which light passes, the richness of colored lacquered ribs. The subject connects the print to the tradition of bijin-ga and genre painting in which the umbrella featured prominently.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Umbrella was created by Toshi Yoshida (吉田遠志).
Umbrella uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print.
Umbrella was published by Yoshida Studio.
Umbrella depicts figures, daily life, and rain.
