Original drawing in Indian ink on paper - 1929 - hand drawn The paper is in its original condition and has been folded at some point. This drawing comes heritage and secondhand direct from the artist. These kinds of drawings were preliminary studies and sketches for later work. This drawing is accompanied by a declaration of honor. Tsuguharu Foujita was born in Japan in 1886, and he did his initial training at the Tokyo University of the Arts. Inspired by a trip to Paris in 1913 his Japanese-style paintings were infused with French oil painting techniques, and made Tsuguharu Foujita artworks truly unique.