This is an alphabetical list of painters who are known for painting in the ''

Nihonga ''Nihonga'' (, "Japanese-style paintings") are Japanese paintings from about 1900 onwards that have been made in accordance with traditional Japanese artistic conventions, techniques and materials. While based on traditions over a thousand years ...

'' style. It has to be noted that some artists also painted in the western ''

Yōga is a style of artistic painting in Japan, typically of Japanese subjects, themes, or landscapes, but using Western (European) artistic conventions, techniques, and materials. The term was coined in the Meiji period (1868–1912) to distingu ...

'' style, and that the division between the two groups could be blurred at points. Artists are listed by the native order of

Japanese names in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...

, family name followed by given name, to ensure consistency even though some artists may be known outside Japan by their western-ordered name. The list is broken down into the period during which the artist was first active: Meiji, Taishō, Shōwa and

Heisei era The is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Emeritus Akihito from 8 January 1989 until his abdication on 30 April 2019. The Heisei era started on 8 January 1989, the day after the death of the Emperor Hirohito, ...

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(1868-1912)

Hishida Shunsō was the pseudonym of a Japanese painter from the Meiji period. One of Okakura Tenshin's pupils along with Yokoyama Taikan and Shimomura Kanzan, he played a role in the Meiji era innovation of ''Nihonga''. His real name was Hishida Miyoji. He ...

菱田春草 1874-1911 *

Kawai Gyokudō was the pseudonym of a Japanese painter in the nihonga school, active from Meiji through Shōwa period Japan. His real name was Kawai Yoshisaburō. Biography Gyokudō was born in what is now Ichinomiya city, Aichi Prefecture, as the eldest ...

川合玉堂 1873-1957 *

Maeda Seison was the art-name of a nihonga painter in the Taishō and Shōwa periods of Japan. His legal name was Maeda Renzō. He is considered one of the greatest contemporary Japanese painters, and one of the leaders of the Nihonga movement. Biography ...

前田青邨 1885-1977 * Hirata Shōdō 平田松堂 1882-1971 * Otake Chikuha 尾竹竹坡 1878-1936 * Shimomura Kanzan 下村観山 1873-1930 *

Takeuchi Seihō (December 20, 1864 – August 23, 1942) was a Japanese painter of the ''Nihonga'' genre, active from the Meiji through the early Shōwa period. One of the founders of ''nihonga'', his works spanned half a century and he was regarded as master o ...

竹内栖鳳 1864-1942 *

Tomioka Tessai was the pseudonym for a painter and calligrapher in imperial Japan. He is regarded as the last major artist in the ''Bunjinga'' tradition and one of the first major artists of the ''Nihonga'' style. His real name was Yusuke, which he later chan ...

富岡鉄斎 1837-1924 *

Uemura Shōen was the pseudonym of an artist in Meiji, Taishō and early Shōwa period Japanese painting. Her real name was Uemura Tsune. Shōen was known primarily for her ''bijin-ga,'' or paintings of beautiful women, in the ''nihonga'' style, although sh ...

上村松園 1875-1949 * Yasuda Yukihiko 安田靫彦 1884-1978 *

Yokoyama Taikan was the art-name of a major figure in pre-World War II Japanese painting. He is notable for helping create the Japanese painting technique of ''Nihonga''. Early life Yokoyama was born in Mito city, Ibaraki Prefecture, as the eldest son of S ...

横山大観 1868-1958

Taishō era The was a period in the history of Japan dating from 30 July 1912 to 25 December 1926, coinciding with the reign of Emperor Taishō. The new emperor was a sickly man, which prompted the shift in political power from the old oligarchic group of ...
(1912-1926)

* Hayami Gyoshū 速水御舟 1894-1935 * Itō Shinsui 伊東深水 1898-1972 * Kaburaki Kiyokata 鏑木清方 1878-1972 * Kawabata Ryūshi 川端龍子 1885-1966 * Murakami Kagaku 村上華岳 1888-1939 *

Takehisa Yumeji was a Japanese poet and painter. He is known foremost for his ''Nihonga'' illustrations of ''bijin'', beautiful women and girls, though he also produced a wide variety of works including book covers, serial newspaper illustrations, '' furoshik ...

竹久夢二 1884-1934 *

Tsuchida Bakusen was the art-name of a Japanese painter in the ''Nihonga'' style, active during the Taishō and early Shōwa eras. His birth name was . Biography He was born on Sado island in Niigata Prefecture into a wealthy and influential family. His you ...

土田麦僊 1887-1936

Shōwa era The was the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa ( Hirohito) from December 25, 1926, until his death on January 7, 1989. It was preceded by the Taishō era. The pre-1945 and post-war Shōwa periods are almos ...
(1926-1989)

Fuku Akino was a Japanese painter. She was born in Futamata, Iwata-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture (currently, Nimata Town, Tenryu Ward, Hamamatsu City). She became known by her paintings of Indian themes, landscapes and peoples. Life and career Akino got ...

秋野不矩 1908-2001 * Dōmoto Inshō 堂本印象 1891-1975 *

Higashiyama Kaii was a Japanese writer and artist particularly renowned for his Nihonga style paintings. As one of the most popular artists in post-war Japan, Higashiyama was awarded the Japan Art Academy Prize in 1956 and the Order of Culture in 1969. Biograp ...

東山魁夷 1908-1999 * Hirayama Ikuo 平山郁夫 1930-2009 *

Fumiko Hori was a Japanese artist, known for her paintings in the Nihonga style. Biography Hori was born to a scholarly family in Hirakawacho, in Tokyo, Japan, in 1918. In 1940, she graduated from Women's School of Fine Arts (now Joshibi University of ...

堀文子 1918-2019 *

Kataoka Tamako (5 January 1905 in Sapporo – 16 January 2008) was a Japanese ''Nihonga'' painter. She is known for her series of Mount Fuji and other mountains, painted in bold colours such as red. Biography Tamako Kataoka was born in Sapporo, Japan in 19 ...

片岡球子 1905-2008 * Katō Eizō 加藤栄三 1906-1972 * Katō Tōichi 加藤東 1916-1996 *

Kitazawa Rakuten , better known by the pen name , was a Japanese manga artist and ''nihonga'' artist. He drew many editorial cartoons and comic strips during the years from the late Meiji era through the early Shōwa era. He is considered by many historians to b ...

北澤楽天 1876-1955 *

Koizumi Junsaku was a Japanese painter and pottery artist. Biography Koizumi was born in Kamakura, Kanagawa in 1924 and, in 1952, graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (present name Tokyo University of the Arts; Jap. 東京芸術大 ...

小泉淳作 1924-2012 * Kobayashi Kokei 小林古径 1883-1957 * Katayama Bokuyō 片山牧羊, 1900-1937 * Gakuryō Nakamura 中村岳陵 1890-1969 *

Ogura Yuki was a Japanese ''nihonga'' painter. Her maiden name was Yuki Mizoguchi. She was known for her ''bijinga.'' Biography Ogura was born in Ōtsu city, Shiga Prefecture and graduated from the Nara Women's Normal School (the predecessor of Nara Wo ...

小倉遊亀 1895-2000 * Okuda Gensō 奥田元宋 1912-2003 * Okumura Togyū 奥村土牛 1889-1990 * Sugiyama Yasushi 杉山寧 1909-1993 * Tanaka Isson 田中一村 1908-1977 * Uchida Aguri 内田あぐり 1949- * Yamaguchi Kayō 山口華楊 1899-1984 * Tomohide Dote 土手朋英 1944- *

Reiji Hiramatsu Reiji Hiramatsu (平松礼二 Hiramatsu Reiji, b. 1941 in Tokyo) is a Japanese ''Nihonga'' painter. Biography His father was a civil servant who moved the family to Nagoya in 1946, where Reiji Hiramatsu would grow up. Early on he developed inte ...

平松礼二 1941-

Heisei era The is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Emeritus Akihito from 8 January 1989 until his abdication on 30 April 2019. The Heisei era started on 8 January 1989, the day after the death of the Emperor Hirohito, ...
(1989-2019)

* Matsui Fuyuko 松井冬子 1974- *

Nishida Shun'ei is a Japanese painter who specializes in portraits and is a professor of Japanese painting at Hiroshima City University.http://www.adachi-museum.or.jp/e/i_award.html, The Adachi Museum, The Adachi Museum of Art Award, Award-winning Works, Ret ...

　西田俊英 1953- * Gotō Jinhttp://gotojin.web.fc2.com/ 後藤仁 1968- * Noguchi Tetsuya 野口哲哉 1980-

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Nihonga painters ''Nihonga'' (, "Japanese-style paintings") are Japanese paintings from about 1900 onwards that have been made in accordance with traditional Japanese artistic conventions, techniques and materials. While based on traditions over a thousand years ...

Japanese Nihonga painters

Meiji era The is an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868 to July 30, 1912. The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonization b ... (1868-1912)

Taishō era The was a period in the history of Japan dating from 30 July 1912 to 25 December 1926, coinciding with the reign of Emperor Taishō. The new emperor was a sickly man, which prompted the shift in political power from the old oligarchic group of ... (1912-1926)

Shōwa era The was the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa ( Hirohito) from December 25, 1926, until his death on January 7, 1989. It was preceded by the Taishō era. The pre-1945 and post-war Shōwa periods are almos ... (1926-1989)