Japanese Rock Ptarmigans
Artist
Yoshida Toshi
(Japanese, 1911 - 1995)
Place of OriginTokyo, Japan
Date1930
PeriodShowa period (1926-1989)
CultureJapanese
MaterialsWoodblock print; ink and colors on paper
DimensionsOverall: H. 10 3/4 in × W. 16 in (27.3 cm × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2022.15
DepartmentJapanese Art
ClassificationsPrints And Drawings
On View
Not on viewAccording to Petrie-Rogers Gallery in AZ, this print is from the collection of a former Japanese-American physician and his wife in Tuscon, Arizona (They were originally from Ohio). They had an extensive collection of Japanese woodblock prints, Japanese antiques, and Chinese jade that they acquired from prominent galleries around the U.S. primarily in the 1970s and 1980s.
