Omuro

Catalog ID: C1914

Artist: Hiroshi Yoshida
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title: Japan
Edition: First
Date: 1940
Publisher: The Artist - Privately Published
Reference No.: Abe #240
Size: 10 -1/2 x 15 -1/4 "
Condition: Very fine

Notes:

Signed and titled in pencil, with the artist's brush signature and red chop. Jizuri seal in the upper left margin.

This composition depicts the grand gateway of Ninna-ji Temple in Kyoto during the spring season. The location is historically celebrated for its late-blooming Omuro cherry blossom trees. The image portrays visitors in traditional kimonos strolling past the low-spreading, vibrant cherry blossoms, juxtaposed against the enduring, rustic wood architecture of the temple gates. Typical of Yoshida's work, it beautifully blends traditional Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock techniques with Western realism, showing a sophisticated mastery over light, perspective, and seasonal atmosphere.