Opus No. 2 is an early entry in Toshi Yoshida's musically titled abstract series, reflecting the experimental energy of his post-1950 creative reinvention. Prices for studio editions range from $200-$550, with jizuri self-printed impressions valued at $400-$800. As one of the lower-numbered works in the Opus sequence, it holds particular interest for collectors tracing the evolution of Toshi's abstract visual language from its origins.
Opus No. 2, a 1952 color woodblock print, is one of the early works in Yoshida's abstract Opus series, demonstrating his systematic exploration of non-representational woodcut composition in the immediate postwar years. The Opus series placed Yoshida in conversation with Western abstract art at a moment when Japanese artists were actively debating their relationship to Western modernism: whether to synthesize it with Japanese tradition, reject it as cultural imperialism, or engage with it on its own terms. Yoshida's Opus prints chose the third path, treating abstraction as a shared artistic language rather than a foreign imposition.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Opus No. 2 was created by Toshi Yoshida (吉田遠志) in 1952.
Opus No. 2 uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on color woodblock print.
Opus No. 2 was published by Yoshida Studio (1952).
Opus No. 2 depicts abstract.
Opus No. 2 measures 27.5 × 40.7 cm (Oban format).
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