YOSHIMITSU SATO, Sosaku-Kokeshi, 1980 circa sculture built with a loose and

built with a loose and vibrant brushstroke that became his unmistakable signature

la palla si trasforma in una luna piena che sorge dalla sacra montagna

Off-text plate of the volume of The Memoirs of Casanova by Italo Calvino

referring to a partition or screen

YOSHIMITSU SATO, Sosaku-Kokeshi, 1980 circa sculture built with a loose andKokeshi doll made of Japanese cornel wood. Yoshimitsu Sato (Miyagi Prefecture, 1938) belongs to a famous lineage of craftsmen and learned the art from his father, Master Sato Den of the Yajirou style school. Yajirou is the center of one of the oldest traditional schools in Japan. His works blend the classic structure of Yajirou with a modern taste, standing out especially in the use of color contrasts. The Art of Kokeshi () Kokeshi are wooden dolls