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

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

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, 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.

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)

Asai Chū was a Japanese painter, noted for his pioneering work in developing the ''yōga'' (Western-style) art movement in late 19th century and early twentieth-century Japanese painting. Biography Asai was born to an ex-samurai class household in Sakur ...

(1856-1907) *

Fujishima Takeji was a Japanese people, Japanese painter, noted for his work in developing Romanticism and impressionism within the ''yoga (art), yōga'' (Western-style) art movement in late 19th- and early 20th-century Japanese painting. In his later years, he ...

(1867-1943) *

Kawamura Kiyoo (1852–1934) was a yōga artist in Meiji to Shōwa Japan. Life Born in Edo in 1852, as a child he began to study under , before moving to Osaka prior to his grandfather's appointment as bugyō (magistrate). Continuing his education under ...

(1852-1934) *

Kenkichi Sugimoto Kenkichi Sugimoto (杉本健吉) (September 20, 1905 in Nagoya – February 10, 2004 in Nagoya) is a Japanese artist. He was known as an oil painter, illustrator, and graphic designer. In 1987 the Meitetsu railroad company opened the Sugimot ...

(1905-2004) *

Kuroda Seiki Viscount was a Japanese painter and teacher, noted for bringing Western art theory and practice to a wide Japanese audience. He was among the leaders of the ''yōga'' (or Western-style) movement in late 19th and early 20th-century Japanese pai ...

(1866-1924) *

Takahashi Yuichi was a Japanese painter, noted for his pioneering work in developing the ''yōga'' (Western-style) art movement in late 19th-century Japanese painting.There were many Japanese painters who tried Western painting and Western style painting in the ...

(1828-1894) *

Yamamoto Hōsui was a Japanese artist. He is also sometimes known as Yamamoto Tamenosuke. Biography He was born in Mino Province. He first trained in the Nanga (Bunjinga) style before studying Western painting with Charles Wirgman and Goseda Horyu (1827–9 ...

(1850-1906)

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)

Kuwashige Giichi Kuwashige Giichi (桑重儀一 ; 1883－1943) was a Japanese ''yōga'' painter. Biography He studied in France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Ov ...

(桑重儀–) (1883-1943) *

Ryūsei Kishida was a Japanese painter in Taishō and Shōwa period Japan. He is best known for his realistic ''yōga''-style portraiture, but also for his ''nihonga'' paintings in the 1920s. Biography Kishida was born in the Ginza district of Tokyo in 1891, ...

(1891-1929)

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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)

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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)