Toshi Yoshida Woodblock Print Supper Wagon
$598.00
Shinjuku entertainment district in the late 1930s became the hub for many national and suburban rail lines. By 1928 Shinjuku station had more passengers pass though its terminus than Tokyo station. Hidden behind the flaps of the night time stalls advertising wonton and noodles, pork cutlet and fried beef, along with other cheap delicacies are the silhouettes and legs of men. A woman carrying her child under her kimono strolls part a street lined with supper wagons. The light from the wagons illuminate the curtains which display the dishes on offer. A dog stands outside one of the wagons waiting patiently.
Originally created in 1938 Supper Wagon depicts Japanese townscapes around the beginning of the Pacific War. One of the woodblock prints from his ten part “Tokyo at Night Series” it strongly encapsulates the style of the shin hanga movement.
First printed in 1938. This is a later reprint from the original woodblocks by printer Numabe Shinkichi of the Yoshida studio. Signed by the Artist in English in the margin and Japanese within the image (with chop).
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Toshi Yoshida Woodblock Print Supper Wagon
Shinjuku entertainment district in the late 1930s became the hub for many national and suburban rail lines. By 1928 Shinjuku station had more passengers pass though its terminus than Tokyo station. Hidden behind the flaps of the night time stalls advertising wonton and noodles, pork cutlet and fried beef, along with other cheap delicacies are the silhouettes and legs of men. A woman carrying her child under her kimono strolls part a street lined with supper wagons. The light from the wagons illuminate the curtains which display the dishes on offer. A dog stands outside one of the wagons waiting patiently.
Originally created in 1938 Supper Wagon depicts Japanese townscapes around the beginning of the Pacific War. One of the woodblock prints from his ten part “Tokyo at Night Series” it strongly encapsulates the style of the shin hanga movement.
First printed in 1938. This is a later reprint from the original woodblocks by printer Numabe Shinkichi of the Yoshida studio. Signed by the Artist in English in the margin and Japanese within the image (with chop).
The print is in excellent condition as new condition.
The approximate dimensions of the image is 24 cm height and 27 cm width.
The approximate dimensions of the sheet is 17 cm height and 20.5 cm width.
Shipping is via Australia Post and includes tracking and signature on delivery.
Toshi Yoshida – 1911-1995
Toshi Yoshida was the eldest son of Hiroshi Yoshida and travelled extensively all over the world and often with his father. His trips took him to the USA and Canada, India, Africa as well as Australia and even to the Antarctica. Yoshida’s body of work was primarily landscapes and animals which he depicted in a realistic style.
Toshi trained in cutting and printing blocks under his father Hiroshi expanded his learning by adding a quality to the light to soften the edges of shapes in the hight light. He combined the effects of light and texture and balanced the contrast between verticals and horizontals and fluid shapes of living objects to transform the mundane into an object of poignance.
After the death of his father Hiroshi Yoshida he also experimented in abstract art for a while
eventually returning to creating realistic landscape prints.
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