Yoshida: The Outskirts of a Town 町はづれ

Artist: Yoshida Hiroshi 吉田博 (1876-1950)

Title: The Outskirts of a Town
Series: India and Southeast Asia    Date: 1932

Camels and their handlers rest outside of a walled city as people and livestock line up to enter through a gate. Perhaps it is dawn. According to Abe, the location is in the outskirts of Lahore in present-day Pakistan. These scenes that are prior to the 1947 Partition are always of interest.

Condition: Excellent impression, color and condition. Never framed. One tiny spot where paper is rubbed very thin in sky.

Dimensions: ôban 27.4 x 40 cm
Publisher: Self-published by the artist.
Literature: Abe catalog number 177.
Seal: Jizuri (“self-printed”) in ink
Signature: Yoshida in ink and Hiroshi Yoshida in pencil

SKU: YOS235