About Gakuryō Nakamura
Lived 1890 – 1969 (aged 79). Gakuryō Nakamura was a Japanese painter.
Gakuryō Nakamura (中村岳陵, Nakamura Gakuryō) (1890–1969) was a Japanese Nihonga painter and designer.
He received a commission to decorate the Hōmei-den state banquet hall of the Tokyo Imperial Palace. He designed the tapestry works for the decorations of the wall called “Toyohata-gumo (A Pretty Bank of Clouds)”. He was also commissioned to decorate the Ume-no-Ma audience room, a hall that has an area of 152 square meters or 46 tsubo. His “Kouhaku-bai” drawing is at the centre of the wall.
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Who was Gakuryō Nakamura?
Japanese painter (1890-1969)
When was Gakuryō Nakamura born?
Gakuryō Nakamura was born on 10 March 1890 in Shimoda.
When did Gakuryō Nakamura die?
Gakuryō Nakamura died on 20 November 1969.
What was Gakuryō Nakamura's occupation?
Gakuryō Nakamura was a painter.
What nationality was Gakuryō Nakamura?
Gakuryō Nakamura was Japanese.
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