Sketch of a Tiger

Date:: 1926
Medium:: Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Format:: Oban
Dimensions:: 47.9 × 58.4 cm
Publisher:: Yoshida Studio
Source:: Minneapolis Institute of Art

Typical Price

$2,000–$80,000+. Common subjects, later printings: $2,000–$6,000. Key value factors: Yoshida's self-published prints with his jizuri seal command premiums. Mountain subjects (especially Fuji views) and sailing ships are most popular.

Description

"Sketch of a Tiger" is a shin-hanga / self-published print by Hiroshi Yoshida, created during the Taisho and Showa periods. This work demonstrates the artist's distinctive approach to mountains and world travels through the medium of Japanese woodblock printing.

Yoshida was a masterful landscape artist who traveled the world, bringing Western plein-air sensibility to Japanese woodblock printing. He personally supervised every stage of production, achieving unprecedented subtlety in color and atmosphere.

This print represents Hiroshi Yoshida's contribution to the shin-hanga / self-published tradition during the Taisho and Showa periods. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.