Lantern and Maples

Artist Yoshida, Toshi Japanese, 1911–1995

Date1964

Mediumwoodblock print, ink and color on paper; self-carved

Dimensionsaiban

ClassificationsPrints

Markingsseal: Yoshida

Credit LineGift from the Judith and Paul A. Falcigno Collection

Terms

Object number2010.98

Label TextThe light chamber ("hibokuro") of the rusted cast iron lantern is decorated with cut-out paulownia crests. Installed on a stone, the lantern is sheltered by a garden wall and two Japanese dwarf maples with autumnal foliage. The location of the depicted lantern is unknown.ProvenancePaul A. Falcigno and Judy Mansfield, Hamden, CT

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