仭What "Reading Oil Paintings" means仭 Gallery Talk September20.2001 Prof. Kazumichi SAKAMOTO (Techniques and Materials Section) The "Salmon" by TAKAHASHI is painted with appropriate procedures and methods from head to tail. The rope, head, and body of the fish are painted rather thickly, and their textures have been rendered bringing out the viscosity of the paint and the brushstrokes. On the other hand, the back-ground, the flesh, and the tail have been painted freely, making use of the color effects of the paper and the underpainting. 丒What "Reading Oil Paintings" means 丒Gallery Talk, August 9 丒Gallery Talk, August 16 丒Gallery Talk, August 23 丒Gallery Talk, August 30 丒Gallery Talk, September 6 丒Gallery Talk, September 13 丒Gallery Talk, September 20		left: "Salmon", TAKAHASHI Yuichi right: X-ray photograph of "Salmon"