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Teak is a very durable tropical hardwood species from Southeast Asia. It is used for various applicatoins such as furniture, boats, house construction and woodsculpting. Because of the oils in its wood, it is water resistant and gives off a leathery smell just after cutting. The teak tree originates from the massoonforests in India and Myanmar, where it can grow up to 40 metres tall. In the dry period the tree loses all of its leaves to prevent evaporation, but when the rainy season comes the tree is full of beautiful and scented white inflorescense which are pollinated by bee species. In Asia teak wood has been used for more than 2000 years and the oldest plantation is in India. Currently, Indonesia has the most plantations, but there are also multiple plantations in tropical Africa and America. Teak can be grown indoors in temperate environments or outdoors in tropical environments. Especially the large hairy leaves are noticible. These can all drop in the dry/winter period, during which less water should be given to the plant. The leaves grow back again in time, which demonstrates a nice metamorphosis. Sowing description: Soak the seeds in warm water for a couple of days, and refresh the water a few times. Sow in sowing mix at 23-30 degrees Celcius and keep the soil moist. Germination should occur between a few weeks and a year. Naturally, these seeds have an unpredictable germination time and a low germinationrate(25-50%).
One of the great Japanese woodblock artists, Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) was especially noted for his exquisitely detailed, evocative prints of landscapes around the world. His work is beautiful, subtle and often atmospheric, displaying a real mastery of his technique, which allowed him to capture the subtleties of light and form. Yoshida often reused the same woodblocks, varying the colours and saturation to suggest alternate moods of the same scene – a different time of day, or even different weather conditions. Initially trained as a painter (of some renown), Yoshida began working with woodblocks in the early 1920s, and after a meeting with the owner of the Watanabe Print Store in Tokyo he had his first series of prints published. The woodblock technique is notoriously time-consuming and difficult, but Yoshida seemed able to capture the most delicate graduations of colour and the tiniest details in a temple façade or mountain face. Yoshida was a keen traveller and visited numerous countries from the early 1900s onwards - his cosmopolitan attitude is reflected in the landscapes and studies he created in countries like India and America. The traditional Japanese techniques in his work applied to a changing foreign world at the beginning of the 20th Century make for some fascinating, unexpected images, which sit comfortably alongside his more elegiac landscapes. Whilst the world has changed almost immeasurably in the 50 or so years since Yoshida died, when viewed today, well-kept examples of his woodblocks still have a real vibrancy and warmth to them. Yoshida died in 1950 but his two sons Toshi and Hodaka both became respected woodblock artists in their own right, carrying on the family tradtion. In fact, since the mid-1800s the same Yoshida family - Hiroshi's forebears - has produced eight artists of serious renown – a veritable woodblock dynasty. Boat in dry dock, Kinoe Grand Canyon (Bright Variant), 1925 The Cherry Tree In Kawagoe, 1935 Obatan Parrot II, 1926 Yarigate, date unknown Yomei Gate, 1937 Taj Mahal, 1931 Taj Mahal, Night, 1931 Snake Charmers, 1932 Sketch of a Tiger, 1926 Kinkaku, 1933 Kameido Bridge, 1927 Iris Garden In Horikiri, 1928 Obatan Parrot, 1926 Icho In Autumn, 1926 Udaipur 1931 Early Morning, Fujiyama, 1928 Elephant, 1931 Eboshidake, 1926 Cryptomeria Avenue, 1937 Climbing Snow Valley, 1926 Cave Temple In Ellora, 1932 Breithorn, date unknown Avenue Of Cherry Trees, 1935 Konoshima, 1935 All images © Estate of Hiroshi Yoshida
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