Kame to koi (Carp and Tortoises) by Yoshida Hiroshi, 1940 manchester Maitland Visitor Information Centre

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Kame to koi (Carp and Tortoises) by Yoshida Hiroshi, 1940 manchester Maitland Visitor Information CentreKame to koi (Carp and Tortoises) (1940) by Yoshida Hiroshi is a refined color woodblock print from one of modern Japans most celebrated printmakers. Active across the Meiji, Taish, and Shwa eras, Yoshida helped renew the woodblock tradition by blending time honored carving and printing with a modern sensitivity to composition, color, and surface texture. Here, a tranquil garden pond becomes a stage for carp and tortoisescreatures long associated