Stone Lanterns

Artist Yoshida, Toshi (Japanese, 1911–1995)

Date1941

Mediumwoodblock print, ink and color on paper

Dimensionschuban

ClassificationsPrints

Markingsseal: Yoshida

Credit LineGift from the Judith and Paul A. Falcigno Collection

Terms

Object number2010.55

Label TextIn this traditional print, an attendant is grooming a bonsai pine tree in a garden containing a variety of stone lanterns. Originally stone lanterns were used to hold votive lights in front of Shintō and Buddhist temples; more recently they are also used to illuminate garden areas.ProvenancePaul A. Falcigno and Judy Mansfield, Hamden, CT

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