THREE JAPANESE TEXTILE DESIGNS BY YUSHI IKEDA (1909-2006)

YUSHI IKEDA (1909-2006)
TEXTILE DESIGNS
SHŌWA ERA, 20TH CENTURY

Three paintings, ink and colour on paper, with abstract geometrical designs, some resembling figures, each with a red seal mark; all framed and glazed, 36.5cm x 52cm. (3)

Yushi Ikeda was a Japanese artist based in Osaka, celebrated for his primitive and high-energy wood carvings, sculptures, and paintings that drew inspiration from African art. Operating outside the mainstream art establishment, he spent decades working from a legendary attic studio in the Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, leaving behind a legacy as a unique "maverick" of modern Japanese art.