Shin Hanga prints
| Design: | Tōshi Yoshida (1911-1995) | |||||
| Title: | Monument Valley | |||||
| Size: | 30.2 x 50.2 cm (double ōban) | |||||
| Original woodblock print | ||||||
| Photography: | Theo Janssen |
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‘Self-carved’ seal and publishing date in left margin:
| Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
| 自 | ji | self | |
| 刻 | koku | carve | Self-carved |
| 一 | ichi | one | |
| 九 | ku | nine | |
| 七 | shichi | seven | |
| 一 | ichi | one | |
| 年 | nen | year | In the year 1971 |
Print title in katakana in left margin:
| Character | Reading | Translation |
| モ | mo | |
| ニ | ni | |
| ュ | yu | |
| メ | me | |
| ン | n | |
| ト | to | Monument |
| ヴ | vu | |
| ァ | a | |
| レ | re | |
| ｜ | e | Valley |
Pencil signed print title (Monument Valley) and artist’s name (Tōshi Yoshida) in bottom margin.
References
- The Hanga Online website
Provenance: Castle Fine Arts