{"product_id":"hiroshi-yoshida-paperback","title":"Hiroshi Yoshida - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCristina Berna\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEric Thomsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHiroshi Yoshida was born 19 September, 1876 in Kurume, Fukuoka. He died 5 April, 1950 (aged 73) in his home in Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHiroshi Yoshida was born Hiroshi Ueda. At the age of 15, he was adopted by the Yoshida family after his talent for painting was discovered by Kasaburo Yoshida, a junior high school art teacher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1920, at the age of 44, Yoshida presented his first woodcut at the Watanabe Print Workshop, organized by Shōzaburō Watanabe (1885-1962), publisher and advocate of the shin-hanga movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoshida believed that the painter should have supreme authority and assume the role of director, not the publishing house. Yoshida was known to be meticulous about the process and quality of his finished prints. He did not give his prints the \"seal of approval\" or the stamp of his name, \"\u003cem\u003ejizuri\u003c\/em\u003e\" (self-print), unless he was extremely satisfied with the end result.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the age of 73, Yoshida took his last sketching trip to Izu and Nagaoka and painted his last works \u003cem\u003eThe Sea of Western Izu\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Mountains of Izu\u003c\/em\u003e. He became sick on the trip and returned to Tokyo where he died on 5 April, 1950, at his home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.29 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47405444432050,"sku":"9781997564577","price":71.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/972995ac8aa84c46d611ee69878228e9.webp?v=1778185312","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/hiroshi-yoshida-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}