Novel Growth No. 2
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
Typical Price
$500–$5,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Yoshida Masaji's abstract prints are collected by those interested in post-war Japanese modernism.
$500–$5,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Yoshida Masaji's abstract prints are collected by those interested in post-war Japanese modernism.
The title "Novel Growth" introduces biological language into Masaji's abstract vocabulary, evoking cellular division, shoots breaking through soil, or the emergence of new form from existing matter. The "No. 2" designation indicates a series exploring this generative theme through multiple iterations. Masaji's woodblock technique is particularly suited to imagery of growth because the printing process itself involves layering, each new color block adding to what came before, building complexity through accumulation in the same way that organic growth builds structure through cell multiplication. The abstract composition likely features forms that suggest upward or outward movement, expansion from a central point, or the branching patterns found throughout biological systems from root networks to vascular structures.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Novel Growth No. 2 was created by Yoshida Masaji (吉田政次).
Novel Growth No. 2 depicts abstract.
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