Masuo Ikeda.(Japanese, 1934–1997)Title : Sports, My love and a good life. Ceramic.1989 screenprint dated 1989. Frame included. 11.5"H x 10"WArtist Biography :Masuo Ikeda (Ikeda Masuo, February 23, 1934 – March 8, 1997) was a Japanese painter, printmaker,illustrator, sculptor, ceramist, novelist, and film director from Nagano Prefecture.Awards : Ikeda won the Akutagawa Prize for Offering In The Aegean (Eegekai ni sasagu).The Ikeda Masuo Art Museum, named after Ikeda, is located in Nagano.