Key value factors: For living or recently deceased artists, limited edition size and gallery representation drive value. Signed and numbered prints from smaller editions are most desirable.
Linear Composition I-CGS, a 1980 woodblock print in color on paper, belongs to Yoshida's early career when she was developing the formal vocabulary that would define her mature work. The title's emphasis on linearity and composition, combined with the alphanumeric suffix, signals an analytical approach to printmaking where each work tests specific visual hypotheses. At this stage, Yoshida was exploring how carved lines behave differently from drawn ones, how the wood grain inflects supposedly straight marks, and how color interacts with the linear framework. The CGS designation likely codes specific technical parameters, turning the print into both artwork and experiment.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Linear Composition I-CGS was created by Ayomi Yoshida (吉田亜世美) in 1980.
Linear Composition I-CGS depicts landscapes and abstract.
Linear Composition I-CGS measures 51.8 × 51.9 cm.
