A child-like figure with outstretched arms and fanciful projectionsfrom the head, crafted of coils of clay which has fired a terra cottashade with darker patches, such a figure would rim the burialmounds of pre-Buddhist Japan. Some scholars have suggested Shamanistic origins and a relation to Shintoism. These delight-full representations possess a modernity of concept which strike a cord within our being.Former Victor Hauge collection and Mayuyama, Japan. Originallypurchased in the late 1950’s.
CADMIUM RED MEDIUM AND DEEP
36x36, acrylic on canvas, 2025, Ted Kurahara "It glows and flickers like an ethereal fire."-Will Heinrich, NYT Art Critic
