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INOUE YUICHI ( 1916 - 1985 )
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carbon ink on Japanese paper panel framed 1977
signed
CR77200
accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Unagami Masaomi
This work features a free-style haiku by the poet Ozaki Hosai: "The comedian whose face reminded us of a laughing loofah has died." The verse likens the death of the rakugo performer San'yūtei En'u to the image of a laughing loofah.
Provenance: A Gallery in Osaka
Publication: 1. "Yu-ichi INOUE catalogue Vol.3" P.124, CR77200, UNAC TOKYO
2. "YU-ICHI INOUE", Wolu Museum, 2022
Exhibited: 1. First-time showing 12 (Tokyo / UNAC Salon) 1991
2. YU-ICHI INOUE (Osaka / Wolu Museum) September 2022
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.
74.0×121.0cm
(29 ⅛ × 47 ⅝ in.)
2025/10/23
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