Chizuko Yoshida 吉田千鶴子

Designed, carved, and printed by Toshiko Uchima, Phinix is an abstraction of the mythical phoenix, long revered in Asian art. Uchima blends vibrant colors with different patterns to evoke the textured body and brilliance of this majestic creature. In Mambo B, Chizuko Yoshida integrates music into her work, transforming geometric shapes and undulating lines into a rhythmic and lyrical piece.

Uchima and Yoshida are pioneering women printmakers in Japan. In 1956, with seven other female printmakers, they co-founded the Women’s Print Association (Joryū Hanga Kyōkai), the first Japanese printmaking society for women artists. This organization held annual exhibitions and provided emerging young artists with a place to show their works.