Himeji Castle- Morning (Himejijo)

Catalog note / 解説

Early edition with the all-important jizuri (self printed) seal in left margin, followed by the date, Taisho jugonen saku (made in Taisho 15 [1926]), and the title Himejijo. Signed in sumi ink, Yoshida, with artist's seal Hiroshi, in the image area. Vivid, pristine colours. See a discussion of the jizuri seal here. This print was purchased from a consignment of over 75 woodblock prints (by Koitsu and Yoshida), all with datings from the 1930's to no later than the early 1950's. All but a couple of these prints seem to have never been displayed and have vivid pristine colours on creaseless paper. They were probably purchased and then simply stored for the last 60+ years.