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"Japanese
Home"
29" x 40"
By Yoshinori (Grandpa) Takao |
A
fine rendering of a traditional
Japanese house, compound and
walls. But what does one expect....
It's done by Grandpa (-: |
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"Self
Portrait "
20" x 36"
By Yoshinori (Grandpa) Takao |
Grandpa
wanted to do a dignified self portrait of himself as a Kendo
instructor. |
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"Sukeroku
Kabuki Actor"
28" x 44"
by
Yoshinori Takao
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Takes
a lickin' & keeps on tickin'. I can't think of things
to say about Gramdpa anymore. I'm permanently stunned.
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"The
Golden Pavillion"
32" x 49"
by
Yoshinori Takao
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Grandpa
wanted to try some fusing, so he fused the wings on the
Obi on the back of the girl.
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"Fencing Armour"
by
Yoshinori Takao
24" x 30"
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A gift for a friend who is a Kendo instructor. |
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"Girl
on Sangyo Bridge"
by Yoshinori Takao
34" x 48" |
I'm taking suggestions here! Grandpa caused me to run out
of superlatives
a couple of years ago. (-: |
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"Humility"
by Yoshinori Takao
42" x 25"
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Watching
Grandpa work does give one a sense of humility. Magnificent.
The
picture comes nowhere close to the original.
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Lady
Riding Koi
by Yoshinori (Grandpa) Takao
24" x 36"
AE12-17
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As
usual, a variety of techniques the combination of which
drives everyone
crazy. (-:
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Great
Wall of China
by Yoshinori (Grandpa) Takao
48" x 32"
981 pieces
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His
work still leaves me speachless, but I wonder why he
feels he has
to rebuild all these structures one stone at a time? (-:
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Kintaro
Yoshinori "Grandpa" Takao
18" x 24"
244 Pieces
AE14-3
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Kintaro
is based on an old Japanese Fairy Tale where a boy wrestles
a giant koi.
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Ushiwaka
Yoshinori "Grandpa" Takao
24" x 36"
239 Pieces
AE14-7
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Based
on a Japanese Fairy Tale where the young scion of a Samurai
family chases away the devil while his father is at war.
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Contemplation
Yoshinori "Grandpa" Takao
41" x 27"
603 pieces
AE014-15
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Ho-hum....more
of the same....perfection! (-:
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Fisherman
Yoshinori "Grandpa" Takao
24" x 28"
298 pieces
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Good G*d!
I love the creations of Grandpa. An old fisherman taking a break & smoking a pipe.
Wonderful. (-:
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