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Shūhō Yamakawa

1898 – 1944

Japanese painter and printmaker

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Lived 1898 – 1944 (aged 46). Shūhō Yamakawa was a Japanese printmaker, painter and artist.

was a Japanese painter active in the Taishō and Shōwa eras, as well as a printmaker of the Shin-hanga movement. He was born in Kyoto with the name Yamakawa Yoshio. His first teacher, Ikegami Shūhō (1874-1944), gave him the name Yamakawa Shūhō. Yamakawa then went on to study with Kiyokata Kaburagi. He also worked as an illustrator in the 1930s. In the late 1920s, he started designing woodblocks prints of beautiful women, many of which were published by Shōzaburō Watanabe. Yamakawa died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1944.

The Art Institute of Chicago and the Honolulu Museum of Art are among the public collections holding paintings by Yamakawa Shūhō.

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Shuho Yamakawa, Shuuhou Yamakawa, Yoshio Yamakawa

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Who was Shūhō Yamakawa?

Japanese painter and printmaker (1898-1944)

When was Shūhō Yamakawa born?

Shūhō Yamakawa was born on 3 April 1898 in Kyoto Prefecture.

When did Shūhō Yamakawa die?

Shūhō Yamakawa died on 29 December 1944.

What was Shūhō Yamakawa's occupation?

Shūhō Yamakawa was a printmaker, painter and artist.

What nationality was Shūhō Yamakawa?

Shūhō Yamakawa was Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Shūhō Yamakawa

· Wikidata: Q11468313

· DBpedia: Yamakawa Shūhō

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