Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 91060
Benten Shrine in Nezumigaseki Negumigaseki
- Artist / 作者
- Yoshida Hiroshi吉田博
- Date / 年代
- 2007
- Medium / 技法
- 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Heisei / jaodb
- Digital record / 画像記録
- 450 × 600 px
- Source collection / 所蔵元
- Japanese Art Open Database
- Published by / 公開者
- 白石カナ
- Rights / 権利
- No reusable image license documented
- Attribution / 表記
- Japanese Art Open Database
Catalog note / 解説
Sunday, 19 August 2007 A fine example of 20th-century printmaking by the Japanese master of the "shin hanga" movement, Hiroshi Yoshida. This woodblock, entitled "Benten Shrine in Nezumigaseki" [Nezugaseki], was first published by him in 1939 and depicts a group standing before a reflecting pool. A classic Yoshida image, as he was particularly known for his facility in depicting the subtleties of reflections and movement in water. The signature "Yoshida" above the seal "Hiroshi" appears at the lower right corner of the image. The title and his pencil signature in English, characteristic of his prints which were destined for export to the Western world, are positioned respectively at the lowe…
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