〈Fukuwarai〉-style Self-Portrait with Vesalius 's Anatomical print (ヴェサリウスの解剖図と”福笑い”の自画像)


 山田維史   「ヴェサリウスの解剖図と”福笑い”の自画像」 1999年2月18日　紙に色鉛筆とコラージュTadami Yamada   "〈Fukuwarai〉-style Self-Portrait with Vesalius 's Anatomical print"   Feb. 18, 1999,   Colorpencil and collage on paper.


【Note】Fukuwarai (lucky laugh) is a traditional Japanese New Year’s game where blindfolded players try to place paper facial features- like eyrs, eyebrows, nose, and mouth- onto a blank outline of a face.

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