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Unknown Artists

 File — drawer: 01-20, Folder: 11

Series Scope and Content Summary

From the Series:

This series is comprised of forty-seven woodblock prints on silk and rice cloth. Of special interest in this series is Hiroshi Yoshida's print Criptomeria Avenue. Yoshida was one of the last artists to work in the traditional shop fashion. Coming from a family of printmakers he initially began his career as a painter, studying in the Japanese city of Kyoto, as well as in Europe. Yoshida is known to have made at least one visit to the United States where he exhibited at the 1915 World Fair in San Francisco, California. The print in this collection is known to be one of the few copies created by Yoshida himself.

Dates

  • Creation: 1700-1942

Extent

From the Collection: 1 flat file drawers (20 folders) : 1 flat file drawers with 20 oversized folders. 50 artworks total: 47 prints and 3 brush paintings.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the SJSU Special Collections & Archives Repository

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