$500–$4,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: As a member of the Yoshida printmaking dynasty, Chizuko's work benefits from family name recognition. Abstract nature prints are most collected.
Created in 1993, Searing Blast is a woodblock print in ink and color on paper that evokes extreme heat and violent wind. The title suggests a natural force, perhaps a volcanic eruption, a desert sirocco, or the scorching breath of summer at its most intense. Chizuko Yoshida, working in her late career, had long since moved beyond landscape depiction into a realm where natural phenomena serve as metaphors for emotional and psychological states. The searing blast becomes an image of overwhelming intensity, whether joyful or destructive. The woodblock medium, which requires patient carving and careful printing, creates a productive tension with the subject's explosive energy. The heat and violence are contained within the precise boundaries of carved wood and pressed paper.
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.
Searing Blast was created by Chizuko Yoshida (吉田千鶴子) in 1993.
Searing Blast depicts landscapes, seascapes, and abstract.
Searing Blast measures 66.5 × 41.9 cm.
