Road with Ox Cart and Coolies

"Road with Ox Cart and Coolies," created by Yoshida Hiroshi in 1930, exemplifies the artist's mastery of the shin-hanga (new print) movement, which sought to blend traditional Japanese woodblock techniques with Western artistic influences. The work reflects the socio-economic conditions of early 20th-century Japan, capturing the labor of coolies and the rural landscape, thereby contributing to the discourse on modernization and the preservation of cultural identity during a period of rapid change.

"Road with Ox Cart and Coolies," created by Yoshida Hiroshi, depicts a serene rural landscape characterized by a winding road flanked by lush greenery and distant mountains. The composition features an ox cart, drawn by a pair of oxen, with coolies engaged in their labor, rendered in a harmonious palette that emphasizes the interplay of light and shadow, typical of Hiroshi's woodblock printing technique.