Hiroshi Yoshida (Japanese, 1876-1950). Japanese shin-hang woodblock print titled "Kinoe Harbor" depicting a peaceful harbor scene with boats with Mount Kinoe in Maine in the United States, rising in the background, 1930. With the jizuri seal along the left margin. Pencil signed along the lower right; titled along the lower left; ink titled along the lower left margin; marked with Yoshida's seal along the lower right in plate; further inscribed in Japanese along the left margin. The jizuri "self-printed" seal indicates that the printing process was directly supervised by him and that he played an active role in the creation of this print. These seals were typically reserved for only the highest quality impressions as decided by Yoshida.

One of the leading figures in the Japanese Shin-hanga movement, Hiroshi Yoshida was born in Fukuoka in 1876. In 1893, he moved to Kyoto and studied yoga and nihonga styles of painting and watercolors. It came only in middle age he started collaborating with the shin-hanga publisher Watanabe Shozaburo. Despite his late debut as a shin-hanga printmaker, he successfully put himself on the map as the greatest artist of the shin-hanga style and is especially noted for his excellent landscape prints. His prints are highly recognized in both Japan and overseas.
Height: 16 1/4 in x width: 11 in. No visible tears, losses, or restoration under UV light. No visible foxing or soiling. The color is bold and bright. The sheet is tone and has light wear along the upper and left margins, original to the artistic practice. Along the upper, lower, and left margin, there are light brown line marks that do not affect the center image; please see the listing image. Along the upper margin, there are minute creases that do not affect the center image. Along the left margin, there are two pinholes, possibly from the artistic practice. Along the right margin, there is an area with light area marks. Along the verso, the paper is toned.