Izumi Masatoshi (1938-)Sea Ripples (1997)Heisei era (1989-2019)Miyagi basalt, on an assembled wood base 70 x 22 x 6in (165. X 55.5 x 16.6cm)注脚ProvenancePurchased from Japonesque, Inc., San Francisco, September 1 1998ExhibitedJaponesque, StoneWorks 3 ExhibitionIzumi Masatoshi comes from a family of stone sculptors living in Munecho, Takamatsu City, Kanagawa. He was a long-time friend of Isamu Noguchi and worked with him to create the Seattle Art Museum's monumental granite sculpture, Black Sun, completed in 1969. He then established a studio and atelier for Noguchi to produce basalt and granite sculptures, collaborating with him for 22 years while producing his own major sculptures and garden projects.