Toshi Yoshida Japanese Woodblock Prints
吉田 遠志
"Serenity of Red Maple") Date: Ca. 1980. "Birds of the Seasons" series.
Edition: Commissioned by the Franklin Mint (pencil signed lower right in Kanji - reads "Yoshida Toshi") Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Gorgeous oversized image of a bird perched atop a brilliantly colored red Japanese maple. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; nicely detailed carving. Availability:
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Edition: First edition (pencil signed lower right) Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Autumn scene of gardens and mountain view from the grounds of Hakone museum. Availability:
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Edition: Raised Seal Edition - 1990's - Embossed seal to right of stamped signature in lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Wonderful summer image of the beautiful bamboo grove at the Hakone museum. The green stand of bamboo in the foreground with the classic building and beautiful mountain scenery beyond. A wonderful Yoshida print that is easy to get lost in- a great escape to the quite corners of Japan. Availability:
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Edition: "The Friendly Garden Series" - Commissioned by the Franklin Mint. Pencil-signed (in Japanese "kanji") signature reads "Yoshida Toshi." Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: The middle (stand-alone) image of a large oversized triptych set.
Each of the three prints in the limited edition Friendly Garden series commissioned by the Franklin Mint was framed in teak and matted in pure silk, on hand-pulled high quality Japanese paper. Nineteen woodblocks were carved. When released by the Franklin Mint the prints cost $150 each with Pine Tree issued first, then Bamboo Tree and lastly Plum Tree. I believe the official name for the series is "The Garden of the Three Friends" but it tends to be referred to as the Friendly Garden Tryptch or Series. The prints can suffer damage due to non-archival materials being used in framing. Availability:
Part of my personal collection. Not for Sale.
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Scene of Benkei Bridge in Tokyo which crosses the Kamogawa river. Print is chuban size measuring 10 1/2" x 7 3/4" with the image area being 9 1/2" x 6 3/4". Availability:
This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Woodblock print showing a village in the forground and the Castle at Himeji in the distance. Part of a set of prints produced to demonstrate the woodblock printing process.
To see the full set visit Castle of Himeji Woodblock Set. Availability:
Part of my personal collection. Not for Sale.
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: A group of visitors enjoying the spring blossoms and scenery near the Half Moon Bridge. The wisteria is blooming in the foreground in a lovely soft hew of purple, classic Yoshida print. Availability:
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("Tsurigane Do") Date: 1951
Edition: Early edition, likely 1950's/60's, Pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Beautiful springtime image. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" to cherry blossoms and bell tower; nicely detailed carving. Availability:
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Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio Printer: Yoshida Studio Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Lovely chuban size print. The print bears close resemblence to the 1938 Kawase Hasui woodblock print 'After Rain at Sanno Shrine' shown below.
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Edition: Limited edition 123/600, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Large glacier and several Orca in Hope Bay, Antarctica. "Jikoku" (self carved) on the right side of bottom margin Availability:
Part of my personal collection. Not for Sale.
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio Printer: Yoshida Studio Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Double oban size print - the image is 11 3/4" wide x 19 1/2" high and the sheet size is 14 3/4" wide x 22" high. This woodblock print may have been made in the US while Toshi Yoshida was teaching printmaking techniques there in the early 70's.
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Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: View of the rugged coastline of Irozaki (literally, "stone corridor cape") on the Izu Peninsula, the jagged rocks of the shore contrasting with the broad expanse of calm blue ocean. This print appears in "A Japanese Legacy - Four Generations of Yoshida Family Artists" page 95 plate 60.
Three other colour versions of this print were produced, morning, afternoon and evening. Availability:
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Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: This is the final print from the Irozaki 'series' of Morning, Day, Afternoon and Evening by Toshi Yoshida. The print is approximately 9 1/2 x 13 1/4 inches. The print has a galleries catalogue number printed in pencil on the right hand margin.
Both Irozaki Morning and Irozaki Day appear in "A Japanese Legacy - Four Generations of Yoshida Family Artists" page 95 plates 59-60. Availability:
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Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Toshi Yoshida Deion: This is Toshi Yoshida's first post WW2 woodblock print after his print work stopped during 1942. It's also notable as it is his first oban size (15x10 inches) print with all his previous prints being chuban size (10x7 1/2 inches). This print bears the "jikoku" (self-carved) seal in upper left margin.
Toshi's grand mother Rui appears in the lower left of the print as an elderly woman with glasses (from Yoshida Toshi: Nature, Art and Peace by Eugene M. Skibbe). Availability:
This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: Later posthumous edition, stamp signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Beautiful print showing a traditional Japanese street scene in the 30’s. Two women in traditional kimono stroll down the picturesque street. Availability:
This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Beautiful print showing a traditional Japanese street scene in the 30’s. Two women in traditional kimono stroll down the picturesque street. The paper shows age toning. Availability:
This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Toshi Yoshida Deion: This print is chuban size with the image measuring approximately 6 3/4"' x 9 1/2". The image is in excellent condition with strong colours. The margins show a faint mat line. Print bears the "jikoku" (self-carved) seal in upper left margin. One of five prints produced by Toshi in 1941 with several being part cut by his wife Kiso (Sacred Grove and Shirasagi Castle). Availability:
This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: Later posthumous edition, stamp signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Toshi Yoshida Deion: Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" to trees; nicely detailed carving. Print bears the "jikoku" (self-carved) seal in upper left margin. Availability:
This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Matsumoto in Nagano prefecture. Lovely, quiet scene in this rural local. The beautiful, traditional houses along the river in Matsumoto. Mountains in the distance tower in the mist. Availability:
This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion:
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This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Toshogu Shrine, Nikko. Some marks/foxing to margins. Availability:
This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: The print is chuban (tate-e - portrait) size measuring 10 1/2" x 7 3/4" with the image area being 9 1/2" x 6 3/4". Availability:
This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: "The Friendly Garden Series" - Commissioned by the Franklin Mint. Pencil-signed (in Japanese "kanji") signature reads "Yoshida Toshi." Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Left (stand-alone) image of a large oversized triptych set.
Each of the three prints in the limited edition Friendly Garden series commissioned by the Franklin Mint was framed in teak and matted in pure silk, on hand-pulled high quality Japanese paper. Nineteen woodblocks were carved. When released by the Franklin Mint the prints cost $150 each with Pine Tree issued first, then Bamboo Tree and lastly Plum Tree. I believe the official name for the series is "The Garden of the Three Friends" but it tends to be referred to as the Friendly Garden Tryptch or Series. The prints can suffer damage due to non-archival materials being used in framing.
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Skillful "bokashi" shading. Beautiful, mossy plum blossom image. Availability:
This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: "The Friendly Garden Series" - Commissioned by the Franklin Mint. Pencil-signed (in Japanese "kanji") signature reads "Yoshida Toshi." Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Right (stand-alone) image of a large oversized triptych set.
Each of the three prints in the limited edition Friendly Garden series commissioned by the Franklin Mint was framed in teak and matted in pure silk, on hand-pulled high quality Japanese paper. Nineteen woodblocks were carved. When released by the Franklin Mint the prints cost $150 each with Pine Tree issued first, then Bamboo Tree and lastly Plum Tree. I believe the official name for the series is "The Garden of the Three Friends" but it tends to be referred to as the Friendly Garden Tryptch or Series. The prints can suffer damage due to non-archival materials being used in framing.
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion:
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This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Toshi Yoshida, Kiso Yoshida Deion: This beautiful print is one of Yoshida’s best images. The lovely scene, void of people, shows a tiny temple surrounded by towering pine trees. Print bears the "jikoku" (self-carved) seal in upper left margin. Toshi Yoshida's wife Kiso cut parts of the blocks for this print. Availability:
This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right.
Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: One of the rarer Toshi Yoshida prints. Oban sized print. In excellent condition except for 2 small spots (foxing?) above the mountains in the background. Availability:
This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Classic autumn view showcasing the beautiful color season in Japan. The bright maple leaves stand out against the white birches, traditional stone lantern and wooden entrance gate. Availability:
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Date: 1975
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Toshi Yoshida Deion: Large double oban size print with "jikoku" (self-carved) seal in upper left margin
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This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: A beautiful night image of Shinjuku in Tokyo. People strolling the street, mostly in traditional clothing pass lovely old shops under the glow of the lanterns. The printing process for this chuban sized print required 18 colour blocks and 40 separate impressions to complete. Availability:
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Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: 1951 was a year of prolific output for Toshi Yoshida. This oban size woodblock print is one of 17 landscape and genre prints produced that year. Most portray everyday Japanese scenes.
This copy of the print has a faint mat line mostly noticeable in the left hand margin. Availability:
This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: Later posthumous edition, stamp signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Beautiful Yoshida print showing the famous Kyoto site in springtime. Visitors in traditional and western clothing rest at the pavilion and enjoy the incredible traditional garden. Availability:
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(translates as "Flying around the Plum Tree") Date: 1982
Edition: "Birds of the Seasons" series - Commissioned by the Franklin Mint. Pencil-signed (in Japanese "kanji") signature reads "Yoshida Toshi." Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Gorgeous oversized image of two birds in a flowering plum tree set against a colorful orange background. Availability:
This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: "Birds of the Seasons" series - Commissioned by the Franklin Mint. Pencil-signed (in Japanese "kanji") signature reads "Yoshida Toshi." Publisher: Yoshida Studio Printer: Yoshida Studio Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Large (double oban) image of bluebirds perched in a flowering tree. Detailed carving with well executed bokashi (shading).
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This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Toshi Yoshida Deion: This peaceful scene along the Tenryu (Heavenly Dragon) River captures the serenity of rural Japan. Two sailboats guide loaded barges down the river. The print was originally titled Kawara (dry riverbank). This print appears in "A Japanese Legacy - Four Generations of Yoshida Family Artists" page 85 plate 50.
The print is in excellent condition - the best copy of this print I have seen. The verso has tape remnants to the top and bottom margins. Availability:
This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: Later posthumous edition, stamp signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: This peaceful scene along the Tenryu River captures the serenity of rural Japan. Two sailboats navigate the river, the rocky shoreline is void of people- wonderful. Availability:
This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: "The Friendly Garden" Triptych - Commissioned by the Franklin Mint. Pencil-signed (in Japanese "kanji") signature reads "Yoshida Toshi." Publisher: Yoshida Studio Printer: Yoshida Studio Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Triptych of oversize (approx 10 inches x 19 inches) prints produced in the Yoshida studio in Japan. The prints are titled Pine Tree, Bamboo Tree and Plum Tree.
Each of the three prints in the limited edition Friendly Garden series commissioned by the Franklin Mint was framed in teak and matted in pure silk, on hand-pulled high quality Japanese paper. Nineteen woodblocks were carved. When released by the Franklin Mint the prints cost $150 each with Pine Tree issued first, then Bamboo Tree and lastly Plum Tree. I believe the official name for the series is "The Garden of the Three Friends" but it tends to be referred to as the Friendly Garden Tryptch or Series. The prints can suffer damage due to non-archival materials being used in framing.
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Part of my personal collection. Not for Sale.
Date: 1990
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Limited edition 26/100.
Publisher: Japan Print Association
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Very rare. Produced as part of the Japan Print Association series "One Hundred Views of Tokyo: Message to the 21st Century". Click here for additional information and images.
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This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Toshi Yoshida Deion: Wonderful "bokashi" shading; life-like reflection; nicely detailed. Beautiful, rainy streetscene. "Jikoku" seal (upper left) indicates blocks were self-carved by Toshi. The print is chuban size measuring 10 1/2" x 7 3/4" with the image area being 9 1/4" x 6 3/4". Availability:
This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: Later posthumous edition, stamp signed at lower right. "Jikoku" seal (upper left) indicates blocks were self-carved by Toshi. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Toshi Yoshida Deion: Wonderful "bokashi" shading; life-like reflection; nicely detailed. Beautiful, rainy streetscene. Availability:
This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Large size (dai oban). Availability:
This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Spring landscape looking down onto a village with plum trees in blossom between the houses and bordering the fields. Print is oban (yoko-e - landscape) sized at 10 1/2" x 15 3/4" with the image area being 9 1/2" x 14 1/2". Availability:
This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Spring landscape looking down onto a village with plum trees in blossom between the houses and bordering the fields. Availability:
This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Skillful "bokashi" shading; nicely detailed. Beautiful, plum blossom image. Availability:
This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: Commissioned by the Franklin Mint (pencil signed lower right in Kanji - reads "Yoshida Toshi") Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Double oban sized image of a bird perched in a snow covered nanten bush. One of a four print series with each woodblock print showing a seasonal view of tree/s and bird/s. The prints come in teak frames with acrylic 'glass'. Availability:
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Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Yoshida Studio Deion: Beautifully colored wisteria image. (In Japanese, "fuji" means "wisteria.") Availability:
This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.
Edition: Lifetime edition, pencil signed at lower right. Publisher: Yoshida Studio
Printer: Yoshida Studio
Carver: Toshi Yoshida Deion: This print is chuban size with the image measuring approximately 6 1/2"' x 9 1/2"'. Print bears the "jikoku" (self-carved) seal in upper left margin. As in 1941 Toshi produced another five prints in 1942. Availability:
This print has been sold. The image and deion have been retained for reference purposes.