{"product_id":"abstract-expressionist-painting-by-kasugai-masayoshi","title":"OBARA WASHI COLLAGE - MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER BY KASUGAI MASAYOSHI (1950s)","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"sc-bdfBwQ oWQVh ItemDescription__StyledH3-sc-1ohj39t-1 beexNN\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DescriptionSection__StyledDescriptionSection-trkwix-0 ftVPcd\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DescriptionSection__StyledBody-trkwix-2 knojzv\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA large abstract expressionist action painting by Japanese artist Kasugai Masayoshi (b.1921).  The abstract composition is comprised of tan, black, and white splatter over a blue-gray field of handmade washi paper with touches of gold leaf throughout.  It is mounted on masonite with an off-white linen liner inside a silver frame. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSigned lower left.  Sight: 67\"x 31\", Frame 69.5\"x33.5\".  \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom a private Rhode Island collection.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKASUGAI MASAYOSHI AKA MASAYOSHI KASUGAI (b.1921)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a master papermaker and artist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewho lived in the paper-making village of Obara in Aichi prefecture, Japan. In 1945, the artist Fuji Tatsukichi developed a process for making pictures through the use of various textured and colored paper materials, and this has become known as ‘Obara Washi Art’.  Mr. Kasugai in particular perfected special techniques for creating trees and landscapes by laying unmacerated strips of Kozo inner bark into a pulp background.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"js-heading-details\" class=\"section-title\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"js-heading-details\" role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"product-info-content collapse in\" id=\"js-info-details\"\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"detail-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eDimensions\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e33.5ʺW × 2ʺD × 60.5ʺH\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"detail-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eStyles\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eAbstract Expressionism\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eAsian\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eMid-Century Modern\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"detail-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eArt Subjects\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eAbstract\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"detail-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eFrame Type\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eFramed\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"detail-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003ePeriod\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e1950s\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"detail-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003ePlace of Origin\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eJapan\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"detail-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eItem Type\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eVintage, Antique or Pre-owned\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"detail-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eMaterials\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eMasonite\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003ePaint\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003ePaper\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"detail-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eCondition\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eGood Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"detail-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eColor\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eLight Gray\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"detail-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdd class=\"tear-sheet-actions js-product-tear-sheet-actions\"\u003e\n\u003ca aria-label=\"Print Tear Sheet\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/product\/3085345\/tear-sheet\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cicon cicon-printer\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca aria-label=\"Download Tear Sheet\" download=\"large-abstract-expressionist-painting-on-masonite-by-kasugai-masayoshi.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/product\/3085345\/tear-sheet?is_download=1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cicon cicon-download\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"detail-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"js-swap-sibling\"\u003e Small Area of Loss in Lower Right Quadrant, Otherwise Very Good Condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\" media=\"print\"\u003e\u003c!--\n#s3gt_translate_tooltip_mini { display: none !important; }\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e","brand":"MODERN REDUX","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39559241564347,"sku":"ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST PAINTING BY KASUGAI MASAYOSHI (b.1921, JAPAN)","price":1895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2159\/9561\/products\/IMG_20210327_152337-01.jpg?v=1616884744","url":"https:\/\/modernredux.myshopify.com\/products\/abstract-expressionist-painting-by-kasugai-masayoshi","provider":"MODERN REDUX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}