Kazuo’s work is defined by its japanism sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Scarf
Executed by Kazuo Mutoh (Japanese, active c. 1994) Japan, Gumma prefecture, Kiryu or Yuki

Golden Wings Brushing the Clouds Incarnated from Earthly Wide Star (Chikatsusei Maunkinshi)
Kazuo Shiraga Japanese, 1924-2008

Otatsu-san, at Bar Nobara, Kochi City, Japan, from the series "Tosa Late Night Diary and Uncle"
Kazuo Sumida Japanese, born 1952

Otatsu-san, at Bar Nobara, Kochi City, Japan, from the series "Tosa Late Night Dianry and Uncle"
Kazuo Sumida Japanese, born 1952

Yakuza, Bar Scene, Kochi City, Japan, from the series "Tosa Late Night Diary and Uncle"
Kazuo Sumida Japanese, born 1952

Total Opposition to the Airport (Kukou Zettai Hantai), from the series "Sanrizuka"
Kazuo Kitai Japanese, born 1944

Childrens' Resistance Corps, from the series "Sanrizuka"
Kazuo Kitai Japanese, born 1944

Old Lady Faces the Water Cannon, from the series "Sanrizuka"
Kazuo Kitai Japanese, born 1944

Farming Family in their Home, from the series "Sanrizuka"
Kazuo Kitai Japanese, born 1944

Forcible Eviction, from the series "Sanrizuka"
Kazuo Kitai Japanese, born 1944

Police Trucks Arrive, from the series "Sanrizuka"
Kazuo Kitai Japanese, born 1944

Lookout Post, from the series "Sanrizuka"
Kazuo Kitai Japanese, born 1944

Women Facing the Police on a Hilltop, from the series "Sanrizuka"
Kazuo Kitai Japanese, born 1944

Gutai Postcards
Various Gutai Artists: Chiyu Uemae (Japanese, 1920–2018), Jirô Yoshihara (Japanese, 1905–1972), Kazuo Shiraga (Japanese, 1924–2008), Kyoichi Mizuguchi (Japanese, b. 1932), Masatoshi Masanobu (Japanese, b. 1911), Michio Yoshihara (Japanese, 1933–1996), Minoru Yoshida (Japanese, 1935–2010), Noboru Sakamitsu (Japanese, dates unknown), Saburo Murakami (Japanese, 1925–1996), Sadaharu Horio (Japanese, 1939–2018), Sadamasa Motonaga (Japanese, 1922–2011), Shôzô Shimamoto (Japanese, 1928–2013), Tanaka Atsuko (1932-2005), Tsuyoshi Maekawa (Japanese, b. 1936), Yamazaki Tsuruko (Japanese, 1925–2019), Yasuo Sumi (Japanese, 1925–2015), Yoshio Sekine (Japanese, 1922–1989), Yozô Ukita (Japanese, dates unknown)

Self-Portrait
Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838–1909)

Martin Vanden Bogaert Desjardins
Gérard Edelinck (French, born Flanders, 1640-1707) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)

Remembrance of Italy
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875) printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907) published by Cadart et Chavalier, Editeurs (French, 1801-1900)

Priest and Boy
Lawrence Carmichael Earle American, 1845-1921

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884
Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891)

Fishing Craft near the Cliffs at Collioure
Adolphe Appian French, 1818-1898