White Wall
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- ukiyo-e.org
Description
White Wall is one of Yoshida's compositions exploring the visual and architectural character of traditional Japanese walls — the white-plastered surfaces of castle, storehouse, or residential architecture that created such a distinctive quality of Japanese built environment. The white wall's smooth surface, its relationship to the shadows that fall across it at different hours, and its contrast with the dark timber frames and stone bases that surrounded it gave Yoshida rich formal material. The wall as subject transforms an element of background into the central focus of pictorial attention.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
White Wall was created by Toshi Yoshida (吉田遠志).
White Wall uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print.
White Wall was published by Yoshida Studio.
White Wall depicts landscapes and architecture.