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The anniversary of the death of Hatsusaburo Yoshida, a bird's-eye view artist

a bird's-eye view artist who was active from the Taisho to Showa periods,Hatsusaburo Yoshidawas born on March 4, 1884, in Kyoto Prefecture.

Illustrated Guide to Famous Places in Ise (1919) Source: Wikipedia
"Illustrated Guide to Famous Places in Ise" (1919), one of the bird's-eye view illustrations drawn by Hatsusaburo Yoshida. Source:Wikipedia

the "Hiroshige of the Taisho era," he produced an estimated 1,500 to 3,000 or more bird's-eye view prints throughout his life. In 1932,the Tanesashi Coast in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, and was so impressed that he established his studio and villa, "Chōkansō," and moved there with his family and apprentices.

Hachinohe City, the Hachinohe Clinic Street Corner Museumhouses approximately 2,000 works by Hatsusaburo.

August 16, 1955,at the age of 71. Following a retrospective exhibition held in Osaka Prefecture in 1999, his work is currently undergoing a re-evaluation.


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