Japanese Woodblock Prints by Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) and Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995)

Includes two woodblock prints, the first by Hiroshi Yoshida, Maruyama Park, signature together with red artist seal to lower right corner of image, the jizuri, date, and title in Japanese to left margin, in lower margin title Maruyama Park in Kyoto, and artist name Hiroshi Yoshida (Frame dimensions 16 3/4 x 20 3/4 x 1 in.; Sight size 10 x 15 in.)(significant toning to the paper where uncovered by previous mat; mat burn; not examined outside of the frame), and the second by Toshi Yoshida, Linnoji Garden, signature together with red artist seal in lower right corner of the image, the juzuri, date (Showa 16), and title in Japanese to left margin, lower margin pencil signed Linnoji Garden, Toshi Yoshida, (Frame dimensions 14 x 16 1/4 x 1/2 in., Sight size 7 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.)(toning to paper; mat burn; not examined outside of the frame).


Hiroshi Yoshida was a leading figure of the shin-hanga movement, celebrated for his luminous landscapes that captured sites across Japan, Europe, India, and the United States. Exercising unusual artistic control, he supervised the carving and printing of his designs within his own studio, achieving refined gradations of color and atmospheric light effects that set a new standard in twentieth-century woodblock printmaking.

His eldest son, Toshi Yoshida, trained within the family atelier and initially worked in the shin-hanga landscape tradition before developing a distinctive focus on animals and wildlife subjects inspired by travels throughout Asia and Africa. Combining naturalistic observation with elegant design and harmonious color, Toshi helped extend the Yoshida legacy into the postwar era. Together, father and son stand as central figures in the evolution of modern Japanese woodblock prints, bridging tradition and global perspective across two generations.