Dance of Eternal Love merges figurative and abstract sensibilities in a composition that sits between Toshi Yoshida's representational and modernist phases. Prices for studio editions range from $300-$900, with jizuri impressions commanding $700-$1,600. This lyrical subject stands apart from Toshi's wildlife and landscape work and tends to attract collectors interested in the more experimental dimension of his career.
This version of Dance of Eternal Love explores the same abstract territory as its companion but may differ in scale, colorway, or compositional detail, Yoshida working through variations as a means of refining his expressive intent. His abstract prints of the 1950s were among the most radical departures from the woodblock tradition in which he had been trained, engaging directly with Western Abstract Expressionism and gestural painting while maintaining the particular material qualities of the woodcut medium. The "eternal love" theme gives the abstraction an emotional anchor.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Dance of Eternal Love was created by Toshi Yoshida (吉田遠志).
Dance of Eternal Love uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print.
Dance of Eternal Love was published by Yoshida Studio.
Dance of Eternal Love depicts music.
