Hiroshi Yoshida, "Spring in a Hot Spring"

A hot spring full of visitors crossing a bridge is shown in springtime awash in the full bloom of cherry trees. The rapids below gives the composition lots of movement.

Date: 1940
Size: Oban
Pencil-signed, jizuri seal
Published by the artist
Condition: 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.