1927 (Showa 2)
Ono Kokichi (1909–1930), a Western-style painter from Sakata City, devoted the final years of his life to painting before passing away at the tender age of 20 years and 10 months. He had always been sickly, and his illness only worsened with age. Nevertheless, he was extremely prolific, and produced more than fifty works of art during his brief four year-long careers. This still life is a fine example of his work: vivid and quietly alive, the red lamp seeming to glow from within.