Flower A

吉田ふじを Yoshida Fujio, artist

1887–1987

Flower A, 1953

Where object was made: Japan

Material/technique: color woodcut

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 244 x 369 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 268 x 404 mm

Credit line: Museum purchase: Letha Churchill Walker Memorial Art Fund

Accession number: 2025.0130

On display: Marshall Balcony

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Brush, Block, and Blood: Three Generations of Yoshida Women Printmakers

One of Fujio’s earliest self-carved and printed woodblocks, Flower A, translates her abstract flower paintings into print form. Deep red shapes at the center suggest petals encircled by curving pink and mauve lines that spiral outward against yellow rays. Blending natural imagery with abstraction, the composition may suggest sunlight and motion. Created in the early 1950s, it marks Fujio’s vibrant return to independent creative work after years devoted to supporting her husband, artist Hiroshi Yoshida.