Created in 1939, Benten Torii at Nezumigaseki is a color woodblock design. Nezumigaseki is a coastal settlement in Yamagata near an ancient provincial boundary. A torii dedicated to Benzaiten, a deity associated with water, marks the meeting of local religious practice, rocky shore, and sea route.
In the design, Yoshida focuses on a carefully observed place structured through foreground detail, measured recession, and atmospheric distance. Layered color and selective detail guide the eye between near forms and atmospheric distance. Crisp carved contours are balanced with graduated color, combining descriptive precision with the atmospheric effects associated with Yoshida’s approach to modern color woodblock printing.
As a later design, it shows Yoshida sustaining his interest in travel, weather, and spatial clarity while working with increasingly economical arrangements.
Additional information
| Year Published | 1939 |
|---|---|
| Size | Ōban |
| Signed | Hiroshi Yoshida |
| Editions | Jizuri |
| Subjects | mountains, people, rocks, structures, water |
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