Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)5 Color Woodblocks Signed and Titled,

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Pricing & History
lot of five woodblocks in color by Hiroshi Yoshida, depicting a variety of locations. Each sheet is signed Hiroshi Yoshida in pencil, in the lower right are titles: Singapore, Sacred Bridge, Komeido Bridge, Sacred Pond, and finally A Glimpse of Ueno park. Each measures 10.75" x 15.5".Ray Cadle was introduced to the world of Japanese printmaking shortly after World War II, in which he had served in the Army from 1942 until its resolution. Afterwards, he was appointed Arts and Crafts Director at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Then, following a brief stint in West Virginia as a social worker, in 1949 Mr. Cadle accepted a position he had been longing for, as the Second Air Force Arts and Crafts Director in Yokohama, Japan.During his two-year contract, Mr. Cadle became actively involved in the arts and crafts program in Yokohama and the surrounding regions. As an artist himself, Cadle exhibited regularly and was closely associated with many woodblock artists who were then beginning to enjoy international fame. Among these were Kiyoshi Saito and Ryukyo Saito, each of whom Mr. Cadle studied under and socialized with on a regular basis (Kiyoshi Saito later visited Mr. Cadle in his home in America).Mr. Cadle must have become an avid collector while residing in Japan, and it appears the majority of the collection was acquired during this period read more
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