#382 • Toshi Yoshida "Okaramon" Woodblock, Artexpo NY 1979, Martin Luther King Jr. & Nan S. Fowler Prints

Part of November 2026 Fantastic Finds Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

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Bidding closes Nov 15, 2026 6:09 PM AKST

Category: Art

The framed woodblock print is Toshi Yoshida's "Okaramon" ("Karamon Gate"), a composition designed in 1940. Kimono-clad visitors stand before the ornate gateway, whose gold-colored roof and carved details emerge against the dark trees beyond. The title appears at lower left, and the work is signed in pencil by Toshi Yoshida at lower right. Four accompanying loose prints and posters offer a varied group of exhibition art, historical imagery, and advertising. The 1979 Artexpo NY poster features a surreal cityscape by Pellus: the Statue of Liberty holds an artist's palette beside a child, with a yellow orb and floating forms above the New York skyline. A Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative poster centers his portrait among vignettes of the civil rights movement, including the Montgomery bus boycott and the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. Nan S. Fowler's "Verdant Vista" stretches rolling green hills and trees across a long horizontal landscape. This loose print measures approximately 31" x 16.75". A Pepsi advertising poster addresses Coca-Cola's 1985 formula change with the prominent question, "Whatever made Coca-Cola change its formula after 99 years?" and the reply, "Taste." Its spare graphic presentation captures a distinctive episode in soft-drink advertising.