Posted by Darrel on April 25, 1997 at 23:46:23:
In Reply to: Re: Jizuri seals posted by Gary G. on April 25, 1997 at 07:41:36:
Darrel wrote:
: : Typically, the two character seal is printed in brown ink or, less commonly, in red ink.
Looking at some more Yoshida prints, it is clear that the jiruzi seal varies from black to grey to brown to reddish brown to the rare bright red. In view of Gary's comments, it occurs to me that I have only seen the bright red seal on early Yoshida prints that I know exist with color variations, such as the Honolulu Aquarium and the Sphinx at Night. That may well explain the utility for the red seal. However, I have seen non-red seals on prints that were intended for the Japanese market, lacking the title in English and Yoshida's signature in pencil, so the red seal cannot, in and of itself, indicate that the print was intended for the Japanese market. That does not mean, however, that prints having the red seal were not originally intended for the Japanese market, even if signed in pencil, because the decision to sign the prints in pencil could have been made after the fact.
: The jizuri seal is typically printed about one-third down the lefthand side of a Hiroshi Yoshida print
just outside the print itself. On a handful of the early Yoshida prints, however, it appears on the
righthand margin.
I forgot to mention that on Kurumazak/Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (ABE #73; Riccar #71), the jiruzi seal actually appears on the bottom margin of the print, near the righthand corner. As the Japanese title also appears on the bottom margin, the prints intended for sale abroad are actually titled and signed in pencil inside of the print!
: On the subject of Yoshida ......
: The Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio opened an exhibition on April 15th,
: titled, "Yoshida Hiroshi: Master of Japanese Woodblock Prints". On exhibit
: are over 80 prints and it ends July 20th.
Gary, do you know if the Toledo Museum is issuing a catalog in connection with their exhibit?