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Sugimoto Kenkichi
【Discussion about the belly button】

The three of them show their bellies to each other and have a discussion. If you look closely at its belly, it seems that the kappa has a navel. Is the kappa, a Japanese monster, a mammal? We do not know for sure, but the puzzled expressions on the frog and turtle's faces make you laugh.
Number
D-24
Title
Discussion about the belly button
Artist
Sugimoto Kenkichi
Detail
Materials : ink and colour on paper
wooden boxed (signed by painter)
Size : W 34 × H 21.5 cm (Image) ・ W 48.5 × H 114 cm (Mount)
Condition: slightly creased on the mount
Artist History
Sugimoto Kenkichi(1905-2004) was a Japanese Western-style painter. He was born in Aichi Prefecture and studied under Kishida Ryusei in Kyoto. He was selected for special prizes at the Bunten and Nitten exhibitions. He is also known as an illustrator.
Price
180,000yen

Sugimoto Kenkichi
【Discussion about the belly button】

The three of them show their bellies to each other and have a discussion. If you look closely at its belly, it seems that the kappa has a navel. Is the kappa, a Japanese monster, a mammal? We do not know for sure, but the puzzled expressions on the frog and turtle's faces make you laugh.
Number
D-24
Title
Discussion about the belly button
Artist
Sugimoto Kenkichi
Detail
Materials : ink and colour on paper
wooden boxed (signed by painter)
Size : W 34 × H 21.5 cm (Image) ・ W 48.5 × H 114 cm (Mount)
Condition: slightly creased on the mount
Artist History
Sugimoto Kenkichi(1905-2004) was a Japanese Western-style painter. He was born in Aichi Prefecture and studied under Kishida Ryusei in Kyoto. He was selected for special prizes at the Bunten and Nitten exhibitions. He is also known as an illustrator.
Price
180,000yen

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