Misty Day in Nikko
Hiroshi Yoshida Catalogue

Misty Day in Nikko woodblock print
Artist
Hiroshi Yoshida 吉田博
English title
Misty Day in Nikko
Japanese title
日光霧之日
Series
Date
Medium
Colour woodblock print on paper
Paper dimensions (h × w)
40.8 × 26.9 cm
Image dimensions (h × w)
37.8 × 24.8 cm
Edition size
Open
Artist's approval seal (jizuri 自摺)
Yes
Posthumously printed1
Yes
Carver
Printer
Subjects
Forests
Shrines and Temples
Remarks
Takinoo Shrine
Yoshida noted of this design that he used over-lapping color techniques and zokin-zuri for the stone-work. 14 separate blocks were utilised in all, with each print subject to 74 impressions with an extra 20 for the trees. In addition 5 impressions using baren suji were given to each print.
Last printed in 1985.
Reproduced by Mokuhankan December 2023 at A4 dimensions, carver Taren Casey and printer Ayumi Ohasui.
References
Reference number
HY310
Supplementary images

1 Original restrikes and recarved reproductions share the same identifiers (stamped signatures, toku seals, or atozuri 後摺 seals) and are quite difficult to differentiate.