TOSHI YOSHIDA Japanese Woodblock LINNOJI GARDEN 1941

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TOSHI YOSHIDA Japanese Woodblock LINNOJI GARDEN 1941

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Sold Date: 01/30/2008
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

TOSHI YOSHIDA Japanese Woodblock LINNOJI GARDEN 1941 TOSHI YOSHIDA Linnoji Garden Date: originally designed in 1941, this is a later embossed signature edition from Yoshida Studio
Size: chuban , approx. 8 x 10.6"
Condition: Fine, no flaws, uncirculated print, never framed
Impression: Fine, solid keylines, nice surface texture, tight registration
Color: Fine, deep saturated color and bleed through to verso Rinnoji Temple (titled Linnoji by Yoshida) was founded in 766 AD by the Buddhist hermit Shoto, who first settled the Nikko area. A statue in his honor graces the temple park. Rinnoji quickly became a popular retreat for ascetic monks to meditate in the mountains, and it increased in importance until at one time it had 500 subtemples under its rule.

Rinnoji is best known for its Three-Buddha Hall (Sanbutsudoh Hall) featuring three large gold-leafed Buddha statues, and the extensive and beautiful Japanese meditation garden (Sh?y?-en Garden) that covers the property which is the subject of this print by Yoshida.

The three golden Buddha statues in Sanbutsudoh Hall are of Amida Buddha, Senju-Kannon ("Kannon with a thousand arms") and Bato-Kannon ("Kannon with a horse head"). The three deities are regarded as Buddhist manifestations of Nikko's three mountain kami (Shinto gods), who are honored at Futarasan Shrine in Nikko. ABOUT TOSHI YOSHIDA
Born in Tokyo, Toshi Yoshida was the eldest son of Hiroshi Yoshida the renowned shin hanga master. Under his father's influence, Toshi began to learn painting at age 3 and woodblock printing at age 13. In 1925-29 he studied oil painting at Taiheiyo Art School and in 1929 traveled with his father to India and Southeast Asia making sketches for future prints.

In 1936 Toshi journeyed to China and Korea, and in 1952-53 he visited the US and Europe w he exhibited works and lectured about woodblock prints. From the early fifties forward Toshi often traveled to the US, Canada, Mexico, Africa, Australia and Antarctica for sketching, exhibitions and lectures. For a few years after the war, he made prints of abstract subjects, but then reverted to prints of scenery and animals. In 1980, Toshi opened the Miasa Cultural Center in Nagano Prefecture w he taught students from many countries, including Carol Jessen, Karyn Young and Ryusei Okamoto. VISIT MY EBAY STORE FOR FOR OTHER WOODBLOCK PRINTS AND BOOKS ABOUT WOODBLOCK ARTISTS

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