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INOUE YUICHI ( 1916 - 1985 )
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carbon ink on Chinese paper hanging scroll 1976
stamped signature
CR76109
Box: inscribed with "The 31st Anniversary of the Wolf's Tears Memorial", "CR76109" and authentication signature by Unagami Masaomi
Provenance: A Gallery in Tokyo
Publication: "Yu-ichi INOUE catalogue Vol.2" P.544, CR76109, UNAC TOKYO
A gāthā praising the great compassion and virtues of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, extolling his power to save beings in all six realms.
It teaches that by simply chanting his name and paying homage, one may attain peace and happiness in both this life and the next.
INOUE YUICHI, born in Tokyo in 1916, is an artist who represents Japan in the late 20th century. He is often remembered as a wild and uninhibited figure, with his shaved head, wielding a giant brush, splashing ink, crawling and rolling on the ground, as if no one else existed. "He was a simple schoolteacher by day and an avant-garde artist at home," is how those who knew him described him. While the rest of Japan was indulging in rapid economic growth, he remained obscure, grounded, and genuine, and eventually honed himself into an artist who came to represent Japan and left his mark on the history of world art.
28.0×50.0cm
(11 × 19 ⅝ in.)
2025/10/23
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