Sign (Kizashi) (artist’s proof)

Yoshida Chizuko’s work of the late 1960s and early 1970s incorporates heavily embossed, or raised, patterns on paper that make the composition appear to move or vibrate. Kizashi means “sign [of things to come],” and the embossed area at the center is colored in order to highlight the illusionistic effect. The artist’s daughter explains that this work shows a shell’s view of the sea, a place that was special for her mother, as she grew up close to the seaside and went beachcombing.