Dipping for Goldfish, Tokyo, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo" by Hiroshi Yoshida — Japanese Color woodblock print on silk, 1928

Dipping for Goldfish, Tokyo, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo"

by Hiroshi Yoshida

Series:
Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (print 4 of 12)
Date:
1928
Medium:
Color woodblock print on silk
Dimensions:
40 × 26.9 cm
Publisher:
Yoshida Studio

Typical Price

A charming genre scene from the Twelve Scenes of Tokyo series, this print captures the lively summer tradition of scooping goldfish at a street stall. Jizuri editions of this beloved Tokyo subject trade for $1,500-$4,000, while standard studio prints sell between $700-$2,200. The warm nostalgic quality and human activity make this one of the more appealing compositions in the series.

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