Hodaka Yoshida - 星座風景より- 水瓶座 (LANDSCAPE - AQUARIUS)

Name: Hodaka Yoshida - 星座風景より- 水瓶座 (LANDSCAPE - AQUARIUS)
Brand: Kumo Arts
Price: 600.00 GBP
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£600.00

Modern | Sōsaku Hanga Woodblock Print

Hodaka Yoshida’s 1973 woodblock print “星座風景より–水瓶座” (LANDSCAPE - AQUARIUS) unfolds a sun above a beautifully gradiated sky, above a stylised mountain range composed of 1970s graphic motifs and sculptural female faces, while Hokusai-inspired waves break around a classical head crowned with blossoms and a solitary star - an evocative tribute to Aquarius’s life-giving waters and celestial mystery. 💧☀️.

Year & Edition: 1973 · Ed. of 100 (49/100) (signed in pencil to plate).
Medium: Woodblock.
Dimensions: Sheet H: 55.50 cm × W: 41.50 cm; Image H: 49.50 cm × W: 37.50 cm.
Condition: Wonderful; paper and image sharp, crisp & unblemished; stored in original gallery sleeve.
Chapter of Work: Constellation (星座) series; Mythology & Landscape (1966-74).
Notes: Aquarius (水瓶座) is the eleventh Zodiac sign. Original gallery sticker verso reads 現代版画 <星座> シリーズ XI (Contemporary Prints <Constellation> Series #11). A rare, pristine example from Yoshida’s seminal Constellation chapter exhibting tremendous bokashi inking.

About the Artist

Hodaka Yoshida (1926-1995) forged an independent identity as a Japanese printmaker, blending international influences with bold abstract forms. Inspired by travel, ancient artefacts, and Western modernism, his prints move between symbolism, colour fields, and architectural motifs. His work stands apart within the Yoshida family lineage, expanding the language of postwar Japanese printmaking. [ ← View All Works by Hodaka Yoshida]