Hiroshi Yoshida, "Seishi"

This woodblock print by Hiroshi Yoshida shows Seishi (Xingzi) in Jiangsu Province during Japan's occupation of China. The street is lined with a series of old and elaborately decorated gates. This woodblock print is part of Hiroshi Yoshida's series documenting his travels in China and Korea in the late 1930s.

Date: 1940
Size: Oban
Pencil-signed, jizuri seal
Published by the artist
Condition: Some wear and toning on margins, otherwise excellent 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.