Two Yoshida Family Woodblock Prints

(a) Hiroshi Yoshida (1876–1950)
Fujiyama from Okitsu, from the series Ten Views of Mt. Fuji

(b) Toshi Yoshida (1911–1995)
White Plum in the Farmyard

Each signed and titled in pencil in the lower margin, with artist's red seal and Japanese annotations in the margin.

This attractive pair brings together two generations of one of Japan's most celebrated printmaking families. Hiroshi Yoshida was among the leading masters of the shin-hanga movement, renowned for his luminous landscapes, technical mastery, and innovative approach to color printing. Fujiyama from Okitsu, from his celebrated Ten Views of Mt. Fuji series, depicts Japan's sacred mountain rising beyond a tranquil coastal landscape. Through subtle gradations of color and atmosphere, the print captures both the grandeur of Mount Fuji and the serenity of everyday life along the Tōkaidō coast.

His son, Toshi Yoshida, successfully continued the family tradition while developing an artistic identity of his own. White Plum in the Farmyard presents blossoming plum branches beside a rustic farmhouse, evoking the quiet beauty of the Japanese countryside. The intricate branches, delicate blossoms, and carefully balanced composition demonstrate Toshi's sensitivity to seasonal change and his refined command of the woodblock medium. In East Asian artistic tradition, plum blossoms symbolize perseverance, renewal, and the arrival of spring after winter's hardships.

Together, these two prints illustrate both the continuity and evolution of the Yoshida artistic legacy. Combining Hiroshi's celebrated landscape vision with Toshi's lyrical interpretation of nature, the pair offers an excellent representation of one of the most influential families in twentieth-century Japanese printmaking.

{Image: a) 9 7/8 x 14 1/2 inches (26 x 38.7 cm); b) 14 x 9 3/4 inches (38.5 x 26 cm)}.
{Frame: a) 15 1/2 x 21 inches (41 x 55 cm); b) 23 x 18 1/2 inches (60 x 48 cm)}.

a) Woodblock has moderate discoloration/foxing scattered throughout, including center and upper right corner, and in all margins, overall toning and mild creasing in upper left corner.  b) Overall toning. Contact Asian Art Department for additional photos.