About This Print
Source: "Magic, Artifact, and Art," Eugene M. Skibbe, appearing in A Japanese Legacy: Four Generations of Yoshida Family Artists, Laura W. Allen, Kendall H. Brown, Eugene M. Skibbe, et. al., The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2002, p.130.This print created in 1964 during the artist's Folk Prints (Transition A) phase also has elements of his next phase Mythology and Landscape Prints, where the Pop art influences predominate. In describing Hodaka's version of Pop art, Eugene Skibbe states that Hodaka's "Pop art is quite different from what he had seen in 1963 in New York. He sought to unmask the energy, the drumbeat of the modern myth and its impact on society and nature." (See Hodaka Yoshida (1926-1995) Stages of Artistic Development.)
Title of Print
I believe the first word in the English print title is "Yosooi" which is defined as "dress; Â outfit; Â equipment; makeup; Â adornment; Â guise; Â get-up."
Print Details
| Â IHL Catalog | Â #240 |
| Â Title | Â Yosooi - Girl |
| Â Series | Â n/a |
|  Artist |  Yoshida Hodaka (1926-1995) |
|  Signature |  Pencil signed by artist - Hodaka Yoshida in English lower right margin |
| Â Seal | Â none |
| Â Publication Date | Â 1964 |
| Â Edition | Â 7 of 50 |
| Â Publisher | Â self-published |
| Â Impression | Â excellent |
| Â Colors | Â excellent |
|  Condition |  good - soft handling creases, ¼" mended tear left sheet edge margin only |
| Â Genre | Â sosaku hanga (creative print) |
| Â Miscellaneous | Â |
| Â Format | Â |
| Â H x W Paper | Â 31 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (80 x 59.7 cm) |
| Â H x W Image | Â same as paper size |
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