Two Cranes in Water

Artist Yoshida Hiroshi (Japanese, 1876-1950)

Dateabout 1920

DimensionsH: 40 3/4 in. (103.5 cm); W: 16 1/8 in. (41 cm) (auction house)

MediumHanging scroll:Ink and light color on silk.

ClassificationPaintings

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

2005.30

Not on View

DescriptionA Japanese hanging scroll, painted with ink and light colors on silk. It is signed Hiroshi and sealed Yoshida Hiroshi no in.

Label TextAlthough Hiroshi Yoshida is best known for his remarkable woodblock prints made in the first half of the 20th century, he began his career as a painter. Yoshida studied Western style painting under two Japanese masters who had introduced Impressionism to Japan. By working and selling his paintings, Yoshida travelled to the United States and Europe to continue his studies. On his return to Japan, he continued with his work in watercolors and also in oils, becoming widely known in Japan as one of the most talented artists in the Western-influenced style.Comparative ReferencesSee also "Impressions 25" (2003), the journal of the Ukiyo-e Society of America.