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Fujiyama Early Morning (aka: Sunrise from Fuji; Gorai Ko) by Hiroshi Yoshida

Fujiyama Early Morning (aka: Sunrise from Fuji; Gorai Ko) by Hiroshi Yoshida

Fujiyama Early Morning (aka: Sunrise from Fuji; Gorai Ko)

Hiroshi Yoshida

Title

Fujiyama Early Morning (aka: Sunrise from Fuji; Gorai Ko)

 
Artist

Hiroshi Yoshida

  1876 - 1950 (biography)
Year
1928  
Technique
color woodcut 
Image Size
9 13/16 x 14 3/4" image 
Signature
brush signed in lower right image 
Edition Size
The initial edition was 95 impressions. 
Annotations
Yoshida's Ji-zuri stamp in upper left margin 
Reference
Yoshida 51, illustrated on page 65; Sanseido 48; Toledo 260. 
Paper
ivory laid Japanese mulberry 
State
published 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
CAAL189 
Price
SOLD
Description

A view from Fuji jukkei is the fifth of the Ten views of Mount Fuji series , 1928. Yoshida used 10 blocks and a total of 39 impressions to achieve this image. The blocks for this image were cut by Mayeda. According to the Toledo catalogue the initial edition was 95 impressions.

Mountain climbers in grey-blue ascend the upper slopes of Mount Fuji in a sea of multi toned clouds as the sky above begins to clear.