Umi no otoko (Man of the Sea), Saeki Shunko

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Saeki Shunko, Umi no otoko (Man of the Sea)
Saeki Shunko, Umi no otoko (Man of the Sea)
Saeki Shunko
Umi no otoko (Man of the Sea)
early 1930s, Showa period (1926–1989)
Saeki Shunko, artist
1909–1942
Umi no otoko (Man of the Sea), early 1930s, Showa period (1926–1989)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: ink; color; paper; sand
Dimensions:
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 210.5 x 177.3 cm
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 82 7/8 x 69 13/16 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: R. Charles and Mary Margaret Clevenger Fund
Accession number: 2009.0020
Not on display
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Wearing a traditional type of underwear known as fundoshi, such life-size, semi-nude depictions of men are rarely seen in Japanese art. This was most likely painted in the early 1930s (note the waved, highly stylish coiffure); Japan at this time was increasingly militaristic and such a depiction most likely depicted a kind of national self-confidence that accompanied an expanding Japanese Empire.
Kris Imants Ercums, Curator of Asian Art

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Kris Ercums, curator
2009