{"product_id":"hirosaki-castle-hiroshi-yoshida","title":"Hirosaki Castle (1935) – Hiroshi Yoshida","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA high definition print reproduction of \"Hirosaki Castle\", a Japanese woodblock print by Hiroshi Yoshida (1935)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e✓ Thick, matte, museum-quality paper\u003cbr\u003e\n✓ Printing from ultra-high-definition images\u003cbr\u003e\n✓ Fast shipping in a protective cardboard tube\u003cbr\u003e\n✓ Restored colors faithful to the original work\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSeen through a curtain of weeping cherry blossoms, the white keep of Hirosaki Castle rises above its turquoise moat. Hiroshi Yoshida made this print in 1935 for his series \u003cem\u003eEight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms\u003c\/em\u003e (Sakura hachidai), as the date and title inscribed in the left margin show. Rather than painting the castle head-on, he hides it behind the branches, so the blossoms themselves become the subject: thousands of petals built up colour by colour from carved woodblocks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHirosaki Castle stands in the far north of Honshu, in Aomori Prefecture. Its keep is one of only twelve original castle keeps still standing in Japan, and its grounds remain among the most celebrated cherry blossom spots in the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJapanese artist Hiroshi Yoshida (1876–1950) was a master of \u003cstrong\u003eshin-hanga\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \"new prints\" movement that renewed the ukiyo-e tradition with Western light and perspective. A tireless traveller and mountaineer, he ran his own workshop from 1925, supervising every carver and printer himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe print is reproduced with its full margins, including Yoshida's pencil signature and the handwritten title \"Hirosaki Castle\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover all our \u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/collections\/hiroshi-yoshida-prints\"\u003eHiroshi Yoshida prints\u003c\/a\u003e, or browse our full collection of \u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/collections\/japanese-woodblock-prints\"\u003eJapanese woodblock prints\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallango","offers":[{"title":"A4","offer_id":54885613437251,"sku":"P7473S","price":44.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x18 inches","offer_id":54885613470019,"sku":"P7474S","price":53.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x30 inches","offer_id":54885613502787,"sku":"P7475S","price":79.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 inches","offer_id":54885613535555,"sku":"P7476S","price":96.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"27x40 inches","offer_id":54885613568323,"sku":"P7477S","price":105.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"40x60 cm","offer_id":54885613601091,"sku":"P7478S","price":62.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50x70 cm","offer_id":54885613633859,"sku":"P7479S","price":70.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60x90 cm","offer_id":54885613666627,"sku":"P7480S","price":96.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"70x100 cm","offer_id":54885613699395,"sku":"P7481S","price":105.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3","offer_id":54885613732163,"sku":"P7482S","price":53.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2","offer_id":54885613764931,"sku":"P7483S","price":62.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1","offer_id":54885613797699,"sku":"P7484S","price":88.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A0","offer_id":54885613830467,"sku":"P7485S","price":123.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/3810\/2851\/files\/hirosaki-castle-hiroshi-yoshida-poster.jpg?v=1791374687","url":"https:\/\/wallango.com\/en-ca\/products\/hirosaki-castle-hiroshi-yoshida","provider":"Wallango ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}