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Togyū Okumura
was a famous Japanese modern painter of the ''Nihonga'' style of watercolour painting. His original name was Yoshizō (義三). The name Togyū referred to a poem from his father who ran a publishing business. Okumura is characterized by his works which achieve unusual, exquisite quality of colours through the application of the white gofun pigment 100 or 200 times as foundation. Biography *1889 Born in Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Kyōbashi, Tokyo. *1900 Completes shogakko (junior school). *1926 Makes the acquaintance of Hayami Gyoshu. *1959 Becomes a director of the Japanese fine arts institute. *1962 Awarded the Japanese Order of Culture. *1978 Appointed chief director of the Japanese fine arts institute. *1990 Dies aged 101. Major works He painted Mount Fuji, which is in the Tokyo Imperial Palace. *鳴門 (1959, 128.5×160.5 cm) *鹿 (1968, 114.7×145.0 cm) *醍醐 (1972, 135.5×115.8 cm) *閑日 (1974, 73.0×100.0 cm) *吉野 (1977, 108.6×184.4& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Togyū Okumura
was a famous Japanese modern painter of the ''Nihonga'' style of watercolour painting. His original name was Yoshizō (義三). The name Togyū referred to a poem from his father who ran a publishing business. Okumura is characterized by his works which achieve unusual, exquisite quality of colours through the application of the white gofun pigment 100 or 200 times as foundation. Biography *1889 Born in Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Kyōbashi, Tokyo. *1900 Completes shogakko (junior school). *1926 Makes the acquaintance of Hayami Gyoshu. *1959 Becomes a director of the Japanese fine arts institute. *1962 Awarded the Japanese Order of Culture. *1978 Appointed chief director of the Japanese fine arts institute. *1990 Dies aged 101. Major works He painted Mount Fuji, which is in the Tokyo Imperial Palace. *鳴門 (1959, 128.5×160.5 cm) *鹿 (1968, 114.7×145.0 cm) *醍醐 (1972, 135.5×115.8 cm) *閑日 (1974, 73.0×100.0 cm) *吉野 (1977, 108.6×184.4& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |