{"product_id":"hebizukai-snake-charmers-by-yoshida-hiroshi-1932","title":"Hebizukai (Snake Charmers) by Yoshida Hiroshi, 1932","description":"\u003cp\u003eHebizukai (Snake charmers) by Yoshida Hiroshi, created in 1932, captures a moment of performance and community with the quiet poise that defines the artist’s finest work. A leading figure of Japan’s early twentieth-century woodblock renaissance, Yoshida blends time-honored printmaking with modern composition to transform an everyday scene into something luminous and dignified. Figures are arranged in a gentle arc, their gestures focused and alert, as hooded serpents rise from baskets. The palette leans warm—sunlit oranges, soft beiges, and notes of red—balanced by earthy browns and subtle greens. Patterned textiles and architectural accents nod to the Indian setting, while Yoshida’s fluid outlines and sensitive color modulations evoke atmosphere as much as detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis listing offers a museum-quality fine art print of Yoshida’s 1932 woodblock design, produced on either acid-free archival paper or artist’s cotton canvas for enduring color and clarity. The Unique Maps Co. can craft your piece to size, from intimate study walls to statement-making features, with optional framing to suit your decor. Personalization and customization are welcome—choose borders, titling, or tonal adjustments to harmonize the work with your space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoshida Hiroshi (1876–1950) stands among the most celebrated artists of the shin-hanga movement. Trained in both Japanese and Western techniques, he traveled extensively, bringing a refined, cosmopolitan eye to subjects from Japan, South Asia, and beyond. His prints are admired for their luminous washes, nuanced layers of color, and a painterly sensitivity that he supervised meticulously through every stage of carving and printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHebizukai is notable for reframing a familiar subject with empathy and restraint. Rather than sensationalizing the spectacle, Yoshida lingers on the rhythm of clustered figures, the attentive audience, and the shared space of performance. The work reflects a period when artists reimagined local scenes through a modern lens—honoring cultural specificity while exploring new ways of seeing. It’s an image about presence and poise: the quiet concentration of the charmers, the suspended curve of the serpents, and the hum of life at the periphery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print’s visual language is especially compelling. Warm orange light bathes the scene, while beige masonry and earthen ground steady the composition. Reds accent garments and instruments, their subtle patterns echoing traditional textiles. Organic shapes and softly defined contours create movement without haste, and Yoshida’s expert color gradations lend depth to skin tones, cloth, and stone. The result is a richly textured image that reads beautifully both at close range and across a room—ideal for interiors that prize warmth, craftsmanship, and conversation-starting art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTimeless yet contemporary, this fine art print makes a thoughtful gift for admirers of Japanese printmaking, world travel, and global design. It’s perfect for birthdays, anniversaries, housewarmings, Christmas, Father’s Day or Mother’s Day, and for anyone who has recently traveled to—or dreams of visiting—India.\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=\"\/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=\"\/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=\"\/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=\"\/pages\/contact-us\" data-mce-href=\"\/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=\"\/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=\"\/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":"12x18in (30x45cm) \/ Art print","offer_id":58131799409024,"sku":"UM00288176A","price":39.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x18in (30x45cm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":58131799441792,"sku":"UM00288177A","price":105.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x18in (30x45cm) \/ Framed canvas","offer_id":58131799474560,"sku":"UM00288178A","price":110.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Art print","offer_id":58131799507328,"sku":"UM00288179A","price":39.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":58131799540096,"sku":"UM00288180A","price":105.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed 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