Sketch for the print "Portrait of Yamada Kosaku"

A balding, mustached man is shown in close-up, turned three-quarter view with his gaze cast down and to the side, rendered in earthy pastel tones of ochre, brown, and black against dense black cross-hatching that fills the background and shoulders. A small cross-shaped mark appears on his forehead and another near his shoulder, and diagonal graphite construction lines and hatching are visible throughout the paper, giving the sheet an unfinished, working-study appearance. This is Onchi Kōshirō's 1938 pastel-and-graphite sketch on mitsumata-fiber paper made in preparation for his print "Portrait of Yamada Kōsaku."