(Japanese, 1898-1992) Black Market, signed lower right "Fukuz.", inscribed in Japanese and stamped verso, oil on canvas, 25-1/2 x 20-7/8 in.; painted wood frame, 27 x 22-1/2 in. - Provenance: Galerie Nichido, Tokyo, Japan, purchased circa 1947-1949; Estate of an Illinois Collector; by descent in family - Note: A Christie's label verso was from the Tokyo office which closed just prior to the sale of this painting.
Condition
original strainer and tacking edge, deep abrasion with tear upper left with associated paint loss, abrasion upper right, retouch in sky; frame with abrasions