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YOSHIDA, Hiroshi (1876-1950)	'Twelve scenes of Tokyo' Dipping for goldfish
	Signed:             Hiroshi Yoshida (in ink) Seals:                artist seal of Hiroshi Yoshida                            and red jizuri ('self-printed') Dated:               Shôwa 3 (1928) Size:                  dai ôban yoko-e (27 x 40 cms) Condition: Excellent impression, colors and condition. Two small paper hinges au verso, else fine condition. ref. no.: # 53 1187 S o l d.

This is a very rare impression of the design printed on silk (!). - Fifty copies of the print were produced in the first printing, and a second and third printing followed. Every time a print was reprinted, Yoshida made some improvements on it. As a result, subtle differences in coloring can be detected among different impressions. Yoshida employed artisan carvers and printers at his atelier and directly supervised them. He also attempted elaborate trial printings of his own. In and after this series, each print with Yoshida's warranty received the marginal stamp jizuri and was published by Yoshida himself. Another impression is illustrated in: Tadao Ogura, "The Complete Woodblock Prints of Hiroshi Yoshida"; Tokyo, 1987, no. #64.