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Kitayama Yoshio — Can’t Get It at All (Totei rikai shienai) | 1998
Kitayama Yoshio

Can’t Get It at All (Totei rikai shienai) | 1998

"Can't Get It at All (Totei rikai shienai)" is a 1998 work by Japanese artist Kitayama Yoshio executed in black ink on traditional torinoko-shi paper. The piece exemplifies the artist's practice of combining calligraphic and painterly elements, with its title suggesting themes of incomprehension or the limits of understanding. Presented in a frame under glass, the work reflects contemporary approaches to traditional Japanese ink painting and its philosophical dimensions.

Medium
black ink on torinoko-shi paper, executed in 1998, framed and glazed

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Art of Japan

October 29, 2024

Estimate: $20,000$25,000

Lot 29

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Kitayama Yoshio, Can’t Get It at All (Totei rikai shienai) | 1998

"Can't Get It at All (Totei rikai shienai)" is a 1998 work by Japanese artist Kitayama Yoshio executed in black ink on traditional torinoko-shi paper. The piece exemplifies the artist's practice of combining calligraphic and painterly elements, with its title suggesting themes of incomprehension or the limits of understanding. Presented in a frame under glass, the work reflects contemporary approaches to traditional Japanese ink painting and its philosophical dimensions.

Medium
black ink on torinoko-shi paper, executed in 1998, framed and glazed
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Psychological introspection, Melancholic Mood, 20th Century, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Japanese Artist, Existential Themes, Contemporary Art, Canvas-based work

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