Onchi Kôshirô - Portrait of the Artist, 1917
Artwork Title: Portrait of the Artist

Portrait of the Artist, 1917

Onchi Kôshirô

Inscribed: "28, Feb. 1917." And poem in German: " "Die leben ist einsam. Frauen nicht zum leiden. Sertsam [=seltsam] ist es zum Freuden. Es giebt niemand nie. Es durft nur sich selbst griffen." (Rough Google translation: Life is lonely. Women don't suffer. Joy is rare. There is never no one. We must look out for ourselves."
Uploaded on Dec 5, 2016 by Suzan Hamer

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