1935. Oban woodblock print. Ink and color on paper. Hiroshi Yoshida is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the Shin Hanga (new prints) movement. Arashiyama is from the series Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms (Sakura hachi dai). Here a woman walks along a riverbank lined with boats beneath flowering cherry blossoms. Excellent bokashi achieved from over 53 separate impressions with 12 blocks to make this print. Signed in sumi ink, Yoshida, with artist's seal Hiroshi, and signed in penciled script, Hiroshi Yoshida, on the bottom margin. Penciled titled in English on the bottom margin, Arashiyama. Mounted in a frame. Approx. 15 by 9 5/8 in., 38 by 24.5 cm.

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