Sanryo Sakai ( 1897 - 1969 ) was a Japanese Modernism painter, known for landscape, marine, and figure scroll painting, calligraphy. Sanryo Sakai s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices greatly surpassing estimated prices, such as a remarkable record of 3992.46 USD for Fish in 2010 , based on the size and medium of the artwork.