Yoshida, Toshi. A PINE TREE OF THE FRIENDLY GARDEN. Color woodblock print, 1980. Signed in Pencil in Japanese. Commissioned by the Franklin Mint, and printed and published by the Yoshida Studio. 20 x 9 3/4 inches (image), in the original silk mat and teakwood frame measuring 30 1/2 x 15 3/4 inches. In excellent condition. There is a repair to the frme along its bottom edge, not visible when the print is hung.
Each of the three prints in the limited edition Friendly Garden series commissioned by the Franklin Mint was framed in teak and matted in pure silk, on hand-pulled high quality Japanese paper. Nineteen woodblocks were carved. When released by the Franklin Mint the prints cost $150 each with Pine Tree issued first, then Bamboo Tree and lastly Plum Tree.
Each of the three prints in the limited edition Friendly Garden series commissioned by the Franklin Mint was framed in teak and matted in pure silk, on hand-pulled high quality Japanese paper. Nineteen woodblocks were carved. When released by the Franklin Mint the prints cost $150 each with Pine Tree issued first, then Bamboo Tree and lastly Plum Tree.
