About This Print
Using the same woodblocks, with minor modifications, Chizuko presents two tilting city landscapes. The print on the left is titled Spring, but the print on the right bears no title.1 In the untitled print to the right, Chizuko has shifted the position of the chain of heart-shaped objects to the right and darkened the background. Additional marks, most noticeable in the lower left of the image have also been made. Known for her later prints featuring myriads of butterflies, there may be one flitting about in the upper left quadrant of both these prints. (See detail below.) For a side-by-side comparison of the two prints, scroll further down the page.
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1 There is a hand written notation in the upper right margin that remains to be deciphered.
Print Details
| Â IHL Catalog | Â #1091; #1985 |
| Â Title | Â Spring |
| Â Series | |
|  Artist |  Yoshida Chizuko (1924-2017) |
|  Signature |  IHL Cat. #1091: Chizuko Yoshida in English  IHL Cat. #1985: not signed |
| Â Seal | Â not sealed |
| Â Date | Â February 1954 |
| Â Edition | Â unknown |
| Â Publisher | Â self-published |
| Â Printer | Â self-printed |
| Â Impression | Â IHL Cat. #1901; #1985: excellent |
|  Colors |  IHL Cat. #1901: good - possibly minor fading  IHL Cat. #1985: good |
|  Condition |  IHL Cat. #1901: good  IHL Cat. #1985: good - minor overall toning |
| Â Genre | Â sosaku hanga (creative print) |
| Â Miscellaneous | Â |
| Â Format | Â oban |
| Â H x W Paper | Â IHL Cat. #1091: 16 5/16 x 11 5/16 in. (41.4 x 28.7 cm) Â IHL Cat. #1985: 15 15/16 x 10 7/8 in. (40.5 x 27.6 cm) |
| Â H x W Image | Â IHL Cat. #1091: 14 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. (37.5 x 24.4 cm) Â IHL Cat. #1985: 14 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. (37.5 x 24.4 cm) |
| Â Collections This Print | Â |
| Â Reference Literature | Â |
12/8/2018
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