On paper
Taisho - Showa
Frame：W49.5cm L60cm
The light and elegant brushwork depicts a fishing scene with a boat on the water. The lower right corner is marked "伯" . Overall, the painting is stained and soiled. Asakawa Noritaka was a Korean ceramist who established the Museum of Korean Folk Art in Gyeongseong (now Seoul) with Yanagi Muneyoshi and his younger brother Takumi in order to protect and preserve the culture.
Noritaka ASAKAWA
1884 - 1964
Researcher of Korean antique ceramics. Born in Gochoda, Kou-mura, Kitakoma-gun, Yamanashi Prefecture (now Hokuto City). Studied under Shinkai Taketaro. Went to Korea in 1911 to excavate Korean ceramics and study old kilns. In 1924, he established the Museum of Korean Folk Art in Gyeongseong with Yanagi Muneyoshi and others. Takumi Asakawa is his younger brother.
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