Tomioka Tessai
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 100 years ago |
| Date of birth | January 27,1837 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Kyoto |
| Kyoto Prefecture | |
| Japan | |
| Date of died | December 31,1924 |
| Died | Kyoto |
| Kyoto Prefecture | |
| Japan | |
| On view | National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo |
| Periods | Nihonga |
| Known for | Painting |
| Calligraphy | |
| Job | Painter |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 650378 |
Tomioka Tessai Life story
Tomioka Tessai was the pseudonym for a painter and calligrapher in imperial Japan. He is regarded as the last major artist in the Bunjinga tradition and one of the first major artists of the Nihonga style. His real name was Yusuke, which he later changed to Hyakuren.
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