Toshi Yoshida Japanese Woodblock Prints
吉田 遠志
Toshi Yoshida - Pine Tree of the Friendly Garden
Artist:
Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995)
Title:
"Pine" ("Matsu")
Date:
1980
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
Description:
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.