collection | general collection | A | ANONYMOUS . japan . “astrologer”

collection | general collection | A | ANONYMOUS . japan . “astrologer”

ANONYMOUS . japan . “astrologer”

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These two gouache paintings were acquired from an elderly man who, every morning, sets up on a small folding stool at the exit of the Kinkaku-ji Temple (the Golden Pavilion) in Kyoto. Sitting there, he draws on his lap, always the same “spots” — stars, according to him.