10-8-42, 9:30 PM

Hoshida, George [ bio ]

Description

3 drawings on paper, laminated (1 sheet) : ink ; 9.5 x 6 in.

Ink sketches of two men playing a game of Go (Japanese chess), a man reading, and another man in a striped kimono on October 8, 1942, 9:30 PM.
Top sketch of a bearded man, Takata, making a move on chess board while holding a cigarette ; across table with back to viewer sits T. Kanno. Two bowls on a rectangular pad sits on table.
Bottom left sketch of a man in glasses, Adachi, lying on his stomach with chin in hand as he reads from a book.
Bottom right full-length sketch of a man, Hata, standing in a striped kimono facing the viewer with hands at sides.
Drawing 97.106.1DN on recto of same sheet.

Inscription
Written in black ink, top right corner: 10-8-42 9:30 PM. Written in black ink on top image: Takata, T. Kanno / Playing chess. Written in black ink on bottom row (left to right): Odachi, Hata. Written in pencil, bottom left corner: 18.

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