Frame:39cm×50.5cm
This is a work by Kokuta Suda, known for his illustrations in Ryotaro Shiba's "Kaido yuku" series.
It depicts omusubi (rice balls), watermelons and eggplants. On the lower right is written "Omusubi 1988 (year) Kokuta". The frame is made by Kanata, a company that has framed many Kokuta Suda's works.
Kokuta SUDA
1906 - 1990
Japanese Western-style painter. Born in Saitama. He was initially a figurative painter and won many special prizes at the National Exhibition of Japan, but after 1949, he moved on to abstract paintings. His paintings are characterized by a strong, uninhibited touch. He was in charge of illustrations for Ryotaro Shiba's travelogue collection "Kaido yuku" (On the Road), and also accompanied Shiba on his research trips.
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