Attributed to Katsura Funakoshi, Japanese, born 1951, mixed media, pencil, charcoal and crayon on paper, depicting a male portrait, 1989. Signed and dated lower right. Framed. Additionally inscribed on the backside. Katsura Funakoshi was a Japanese sculptor. Funakoshi was well known in the field of visual arts in Japan. His works, usually depicting human figures from the waist up, have a great poetical effect, and are striking and distinctive. Funakoshi worked this material in a personal way and left visible both the grain of the wood and the marks of carving. The artist carefully utilised the grain for modelling and left part of the head unpainted, normally the crown. One of a kind artwork.