Okuda Genso (奥田元宋) (6 July 1912 – 15 February 2003) was one of the most famous ''

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 ...

'' painters of the Showa era. He gave his name to a red

pigment A pigment is a colored material that is completely or nearly insoluble in water. In contrast, dyes are typically soluble, at least at some stage in their use. Generally dyes are often organic compounds whereas pigments are often inorganic compo ...

"Genso red".

Biography

Okuda was born in

Hiroshima prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama ...

, in what is now Miyoshi City. His original name used the characters 厳三.

Timeline

Famous works

*Matsushima Twilight 松島暮色, 1 panel, 77.6 x 167.1 cm (1976) * * Lakeshore Spring Glittering 湖畔春耀, 1 panel, 89.0 x 105.6 cm (1986)

References

1912 births 2003 deaths Nihonga painters Artists from Hiroshima Prefecture 20th-century Japanese painters {{japan-painter-stub