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Yoshida Village

Yoshida Village

Date1926
Label TextOne of the most renowned Japanese print artists of the 20th century, Yoshida Hiroshi traveled extensively and created paintings and prints featuring memorable sites on his journeys. Mount Fuji is no doubt the most iconic landmark in Japan. It is also a destination for Buddhist and Shinto pilgrims. One of the ten views of Mount Fuji that Yoshida created in the 1920s, this print depicts the snow-capped mountain from Yoshida village, located southwest of the mountain.
Object number2004.1
ProvenanceP.C. Hisken, Seattle; purchased from Mr. Hisken by the Seattle Art Museum, 1939
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Legends, Tales, Poetry: Visual Narrative in Japanese Art, Dec. 22, 2012 - July 21, 2013. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing [on view Dec. 10, 2021 - July 24, 2022].
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions10 3/4 x 16 in. (27.3 x 40.6 cm)
MediumWoodblock print polychrome
Photo: Colleen Kollar Zorn
Katsushika Hokusai
ca. 1830-32
Object number: 2010.47.1
Kameido
1927
Object number: 2004.3
The Tone River
1926
Object number: 2004.2
Hirakawa Bridge
1929
Object number: 2004.5
Tomonoura Harbor
1930
Object number: 2004.6
Maruyama Park
1933
Object number: 2004.7
The Gate to Bunnosuke Teahouse
1933
Object number: 2004.8
Sankeien
1935
Object number: 2004.9
Spring Rain
1935
Object number: 2004.10
The Chion'in Temple Gate
1935
Object number: 2004.11
Arashiyama
1935
Object number: 2004.12
The Cherry Tree at Kawagoe
1935
Object number: 2004.13