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Hiroshi Yoshida Woodblock Shokei Palace
Hiroshi Yoshida Woodblock Shokei Palace
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  • Artist: Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
  • Title: Shokei Palace'
  • Series: 'Korea and Manchuria'
  • Date: 1937
  • Medium: Woodblock Print
  • Size: 15.5" x 10.25"
  • This original woodblock print, c1937, depicts 'Shokei (Changgyeong) Palace', which is located in the heart of Seoul. Changgyeong Palace was first built by the 4th ruler of the Joseon Dynasty, King Sejong, for his retiring father, King Taejong. It often served as residential quarters for queens and concubines. During the reign of King Seongjong, the palace was renovated and renamed to Changgyeonggung Palace. It later became a park with a zoo and a botanical garden during Japanese colonial rule. The palace was then relocated in 1983 and regained its old grace after years of restoration. This lovely woodblock is oban size, measuring 15.5" x 10.25". It has Yoshida's Kanji cipher, along with its Kanji and English title and Yoshida's signature in pencil. It is a lifetime print, c1937.

    Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) was a 20th century Japanese painter and woodblock printmaker born in 1876. He is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the shin-hanga style movement, a movement that was influenced by European Impressionism with imagery focused on landscapes, women, and nature. Yoshida is noted especially for his excellent landscape prints.

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  • Condition
    This print is in excellent condition, with two tiny stab holes in the top margin, and appears to never have been mounted.
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