{"product_id":"crytomeria-avenue-sugi-namiki-by-yoshida-hiroshi-1937","title":"Crytomeria Avenue (Sugi Namiki) by Yoshida Hiroshi, 1937","description":"\u003cp\u003eYoshida Hiroshi’s Crytomeria Avenue (Sugi Namiki), created in 1937, is a serene masterwork of the shin-hanga movement—a revitalization of traditional ukiyo-e that absorbed Western ideas about light, atmosphere, and perspective. Here, Yoshida guides the eye down a quiet rural road bordered by towering sugi (Japanese cedar) trees, their rhythmic trunks rising like columns against a cool twilight sky. The understated palette and measured composition convey a meditative calm that feels both intimate and expansive, a hallmark of interwar-era printmaking that sought harmony between inherited techniques and modern sensibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis listing offers a museum-quality fine art reproduction of the original woodblock print, produced on your choice of acid-free archival paper or richly textured artist’s cotton canvas. Multiple sizes are available—from intimate to statement scale—together with optional framing and matting. The Unique Maps Co. can personalize your print with custom sizing, titled margins, or a commemorative inscription, ensuring the piece arrives ready to hang and tailored to your space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoshida Hiroshi (1876–1950) stands among the foremost figures of modern Japanese printmaking. Trained as a painter, he brought a painter’s sensitivity to the collaborative woodblock process, overseeing carvers and printers to ensure extraordinary fidelity to light and tone. His travels and openness to Western pictorial ideas set him apart, and his landscapes—urban, coastal, and forested—are celebrated for their clarity, refinement, and quiet emotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrytomeria Avenue (Sugi Namiki) distills the contemplative spirit of a cedar-lined approach, an iconic motif in Japan. Such avenues have long framed the routes to shrines and historic roads, their monumental trunks signifying continuity and reverence. By placing a few small human figures on the path, Yoshida heightens the scale of nature and invites reflection on time, travel, and the hush of evening. It is a poetic snapshot of the interwar period’s fascination with balancing tradition and modern vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print’s design is a study in vertical rhythm and atmospheric depth. Cool blues and greys wash the sky and distant road, while nuanced browns anchor the soaring cryptomeria trunks. Subtle outlines and layered color blocks create gentle transitions, guiding the gaze toward the vanishing point. The result is a beautifully structured composition—calm, balanced, and immersive—that brings a natural architecture of trees into any interior. For lovers of botanical subjects, the species depicted is sugi, or Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica), whose cultural associations with longevity and endurance add an extra layer of meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElegant and tranquil, this fine art print makes a thoughtful gift: a Christmas or holiday surprise, a stylish housewarming present, or a meaningful keepsake for anyone who loves Japanese art, forested landscapes, or has recently traveled to Japan. Whether displayed in a minimalist living room, a study in need of calm, or a hallway inviting quiet passage, it brings enduring beauty and a restorative sense of stillness to the home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're not sure what size to order, or you're looking for a custom order of some kind \u003cspan\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e a different size, a different colour, a special frame \u003cspan\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e then please \u003ca href=\"\/it\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003econtact me\u003c\/a\u003e. I usually respond within a few minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can see an example of my fine art personalisation service in the fifth image. Zoom in and take a look. My personalised artwork is always very well received. Take a look at \u003ca href=\"\/it\/pages\/map-personalisation\"\u003emore examples of personalisation\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can also choose to \u003cem\u003eage\u003c\/em\u003e your art print to make it look older. This is popular amongst my customers who want their artwork to look like an older, antique print. You can see an example of ageing in the sixth product image, or go ahead and check out \u003ca href=\"\/it\/pages\/sepia-aged-maps\"\u003elots of examples of other aged artwork\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 24x36in (60x90cm) version of this art print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI can print and frame this beautiful piece of art at sizes up to 3 metres (10ft). If you are looking for a size or framing option that isn't available online, please \u003ca href=\"\/it\/pages\/contact-us\" data-mce-href=\"\/it\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis artwork is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. My \u003ca href=\"\/it\/pages\/map-finishes-framed-canvas\"\u003estandard frames\u003c\/a\u003e come in six colours (black, dark brown, dark grey, antique gold, oak and white), and \u003ca href=\"\/it\/pages\/custom-framing\"\u003ecustom framing\u003c\/a\u003e is available for an additional charge. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex\/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Unique Maps Co.","offers":[{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Art print","offer_id":58132022362496,"sku":"UM00288969A","price":39.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":58132022395264,"sku":"UM00288970A","price":105.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed canvas","offer_id":58132022428032,"sku":"UM00288971A","price":110.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Art print","offer_id":58132022460800,"sku":"UM00288972A","price":39.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":58132022493568,"sku":"UM00288973A","price":105.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed 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