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Maker
Ishigo, Estelle
(1899 - 1990)
Mediumpencil, paper
DimensionsH: 12 in, W: 8.5 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineJapanese American National Museum
Object number94.195.7L
DescriptionPencil drawing of a three frame sequence of man playing flute while listening dog becomes sad and howls ; drawn in blue pencil with dog overdrawn in dark pencil. Top frame: a balding man in a kimono sits with eyes closed playing a flute next to a barren tree under the sun, right, as a dog stands on the left, facing right, listening with nose to base of flute ; three music notes visible ; lettering above "B [unreadable] TCH." Second frame in middle: man faces forward playing flute directly in front of him, left ; tree and sun on right ; dog crouches down, between man and tree, looking up at him with a tear on cheek. Bottom frame, man sits in center, lifting flute in air as he plays with sweat jumping off his brow ; five musical notes grow larger as it leaves the flute moving toward the viewer, overshadowing tree and sun ; dog crouches before man in profile left, lifting his head to howl ; two dogs visible in distance howl on hills. Main dog and second dog are drawn over with dark pencil ; man and musical notes are drawn dark in first and third frames ; man's face and hands are emphasized in second frame.;1 drawing on paper : col. pencil ; image 10.75 x 6.75, on sheet 12 x 8.5 in.
Hashizume, Naokichi
1936-1939
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Fukuzaki, Ben
ca. 1943-1955
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