Shanghai Pumpkin poster | Yayoi Kusama Poster | Yayoi Kusama Prints

Shanghai Pumpkin poster by Yayoi Kusama — Shanghai Pumpkin places Kusama’s emblematic gourd into a distinctly titled variation. The familiar segmented vegetable remains a point of recognition while the artwork’s personality emerges through surface repetition.

A pumpkin with a place name

This is a separately identified work in print catalogues and the market, not another generic yellow-pumpkin image. Its name is retained because the place reference forms part of the artwork’s identity.

Pumpkin imagery and enduring affection

Growing up in Japan, Kusama encountered pumpkins among the plants around her family home. Their irregular ribs and rounded shape appealed to her, and their surfaces became ideal for the graphic contrasts and recurring dots that later defined many of her artworks.

Displaying Shanghai Pumpkin as Wall Art

This portrait-format art poster places the imagery of Shanghai Pumpkin at the center of the space. Choose its scale to suit your wall: a smaller print can sit alongside other Japanese contemporary art, while a larger format emphasizes the work’s individual subject and composition. The exact print dimensions can be selected from the options above.

Master’s Edition Archival Poster Paper

Our Master’s Edition archival paper is off-white and uncoated, with a smooth, substantial surface designed for a refined, museum-quality presentation of art reproductions.

• Paper Finishing: Matte, uncoated, natural white (off-white).
• Acid-Free: pH above 7 to help resist yellowing over time.
• Paper Weight: 250 gsm; thickness 0.29 mm (11.4 mils).
• Available Sizes: Multiple sizes available. Choose a size from the options above.
• Sustainable Paper: FSC-certified paper.

Explore this artwork in other styles with our Yayoi Kusama Canvas Prints and Yayoi Kusama Framed Prints collections.