Chiura Obata, Untitled (Ikebana in Glass Vase), 1937, color ink on paper, 21 x 15 1/2 inches, Private Collection.
Chiura Obata’s Untitled (Ikebana in Glass Vase)
Selected Artworks from Chiura Obata: American Modern
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