A Garden by Biwa Lake (a.k.a. Garden Beside a Lake) by Hiroshi Yoshida

A Garden by Biwa Lake (a.k.a. Garden Beside a Lake) by Hiroshi Yoshida

A Garden by Biwa Lake (a.k.a. Garden Beside a Lake)

Hiroshi Yoshida

Title

A Garden by Biwa Lake (a.k.a. Garden Beside a Lake)

 
Artist
Year
1933  
Technique
color woodcut 
Image Size
6 3/8 x 14 3/4" image 
Signature
pencil signed, lower right 
Edition Size
initial edition of 100 impressions 
Annotations
Yoshida's Ji-zuri stamp in upper left margin; block titled, lower left. 
Reference
Yoshida 135, illustrated on page 107; Sanseido 126; Toledo 227. 
Paper
ivory laid Japanese mulberry 
State
published 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
CAAL193 
Price
SOLD
Description
This is a naturalistic garden along the banks of Biwa Lake. According to Toledo Museum there were 18 to 20 blocks carved by Maeda with superimposed printing between 30 and 50. The blocks were carved by Maeda.