Hiroshi Yoshida, "Hokuryo"

Hokuryo (Pei-ling) is located in Northern China (Manchuria) and is the tomb for Emperor Taizong (Tai-Tsung) of the Tang Dynasty. This woodblock print by Hiroshi Yoshida shows the tomb busy with visitors. Wonderfully detailed design documenting Hiroshi's travels through Korea and Manchuria in the late 1930s. 

Date: 1937
Size: Oban
Pencil-signed, jizuri seal
Published by the artist
Condition: Mat burn, otherwise very good color and condition
Frame Shown: 16" x 24" x 1/2", Classic Wood, Walnut

Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) is regarded as one of the most important shin-hanga period artists and often carved and printed his own works. His landscapes of Japan are known throughout the world, as are his prints of other countries such as Europe, the United States, and South Asia.