YAMANAKA MASAHIRO

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  • KAYAMA MATAZOU

    Matazo Kayama, Japanese painter and printmaker. He was born into a traditional artistic family: his grandfather was a Japanese-style painter and his father was a costume designer for Nishijin textiles in Kyoto. After graduating from Tokyo Fine Arts School, he studied under Kyujin Yamamoto and pursued Japanese-style painting. He held his first solo exhibition in 1955 and participated in the Guggenheim International Art Exhibition in 1958. Around this time, he began to exhibit frequently at exhibitions abroad. He became a professor emeritus at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.

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