Yayoi Kusama, Japanese, American, born 1929, color lithograph on paper, Pumpkin, 1982. Signed, and dated in pencil, lower right. Titled with Calligraphy in pencil, lower to the center. Numbered 33 of 95 in pencil, lower left. Framed. Printer: Shimo oka Yoshiaki. Published by BOX Gallery, Nagoya. Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese contemporary artist who works primarily in sculpture and installation, but is also active in painting, performance, video art, fashion, poetry, fiction, and other arts. Her work is based in conceptual art and shows some attributes of feminism, minimalism, surrealism, Art Brut, pop art, and abstract expressionism, and is infused with autobiographical, psychological, and sexual content. She has been acknowledged as one of the most important living artists to come out of Japan. Contemporary Asian Graphic Art Prints and Collectibles.