Tadao Ogura The Complete Woodblock Prints of Yoshida Hiroshi.
Kyoto, ABE Publishing, 1987, First edition, Quarto, Softcover, book condition: Fine. 203 pp., 259 colour illustrations, text in Japanese and English, bibliography.
This scarce first editioon of the Complete Prints of Yoshida Hiroshi beautifully illustrates 259 woodblock prints and 20 of his oil paintings, watercolours and sketches. With his deep understanding of Eastern and Western art, he brought contemporary Japanese woodblock prints to a new standard and level of international recognition. Along with contributions by Ogura Tadao, H.E. Robison, Yasunaga Koichi, and Yoshida Hiroshi's sons, Yoshida Toshi and Yoshida Hodaka, this volume is completed with a portrait, an illustrated printing process, chronological history, bibliography, and list of public collections.
Item nr: 11751