Old Tree and Path of the Sun, Shôwa period, dated 1961

A gnarled, thick tree trunk rendered in solid black dominates the composition, its bark textured with clusters of small white dots and rough gray hatching against a cream ground; thin black tendrils and looping vines spread across the lower left, while a jagged red line runs vertically down the center of the trunk. A pale green circular disk sits in the upper left corner against the plain cream background, with small pointed leaf shapes emerging along the trunk's right edge. Fumio Kitaoka, "Old Tree and Path of the Sun," Shōwa period, dated 1961, woodblock print.