“Muichimotsu (meaning: Nothing at All)”

Kumagai Morikazu

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Artist Name: Kumagai Morikazu
Title: “Muichimotsu (meaning: Nothing at All)”
Dimensions: painting：39.9×30.9cm
full length：132.7×44.8cm
Medium: ink on paper
Description: Morikazu Kumagai (1880-1977) was born in Gifu.
In 1900, he entered Tokyo University of the Arts, and was taught by Seiki Kuroda.
It was in his 60s when he established so-called "Kumagai Style" with unique methods.
His art style is based on a procedure with transcription that was being tried to develop since about 1935.