Beisen KUBOTA  -  1852-1906      Meiji Artist

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Beisen Kubota was born in Kyoto. He travelled in North America, Europe and China. After his return he established the Kyoto Prefectural School of Painting together with Kono Bairei. During the Sino-Japanese war he worked as an illustrator.
Catalog Beisen Kubota 1852-1906 - artelino

Benji ASADA  -  1899-1984      Japanese Painter and Printmaker

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Benji Asada is a typical Kyoto painter and printmaker. He received his art training at Kyoto City School of Fine Arts and Crafts and Kyoto City Specialist School of Painting. Benji Asada was an honor student of Goun Nishimura. In 1920s and 1930s he was active with the Kyoto and Tokyo Sosaku Hanga artists. He contributed to different group series - "Creative Prints of Twelve Months in New Kyoto" and "100 Views of New Japan". His major activities were on paintings in Japanese style.
Catalog Benji Asada 1899-1984 - artelino

Bertha LUM  -  1869-1954      An American in Japan

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Bertha Lum was born in Iowa, USA. In 1903 she came to Japan on her honeymoon and discovered the charm of Japanese woodblock prints. On her second visit to Japan 4 years later she learned printmaking the Japanese way. Afterwards she was quite successful in the USA and Japan with her woodblock prints that represent a mixture of Japanese, Impressionism and Art Nouveau style.
Catalog Bertha Lum 1869-1954 - artelino

Biho HIROSE  -  active ca. 1900-1910      

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Helen Merritt mentions Biho (Yoshikuni) as designer of Russo-Japanese war prints which were published by Matsuki Heikichi in 1904.
Catalog Biho Hirose active ca. 1900-1910 - artelino

Biho TAKAHASHI  -  1873-?      Kacho-e

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Not much is known about Biho Takahashi except for his birth date of 1873. He made many striking designs of "kacho-ga" during 1900 - 1930s. Most of them have been offered from the famed Robert O. Miller Collection.
Catalog Biho Takahashi 1873-? - artelino

Brian WILLIAMS  -  born 1950      From Peru to Japan

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Brian Williams was born and raised in Peru. At age 16 he came to California. In 1972 he moved to Japan. Since then he became a well-established artist in Japan and outside the country. Like the Hiroshi family he likes to travel and hike in the mountains. He works in different printing techniques and in watercolors. Favored subjects are landscapes and farmhouse scenes from rural Japan. His art works are in the collections of the British Museum, the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Portland Art Institute and other well-known museums around the globe.
Catalog Brian Williams born 1950 - artelino

Buncho IPPITSUSAI  -  active 1765-1792      

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Buncho was a Samurai who started painting and printmaking. He was influenced by Harunobu. Favorite subjects were actors and "bijin" (beautiful women). In collaboration with Katsukawa Shunsho he produced three volumes of an illustrated book with stage celebrities.
Catalog Buncho Ippitsusai active 1765-1792 - artelino

Cai LI  -  born 1969      

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Cai Li holds a degree from the Jianyang Teachers School in Fujian Province and from the Fujian Normal University in Chinese. She is a member of the Songxi Printmaking School.
Catalog Cai Li born 1969 - artelino

Cao FANG  -  born 1975      

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Mrs. Cao Fang was born in Henan province in 1975. She graduated from Central China Normal University, Fine Art department. Currently she works with her husband, Zhu Jianxiang, at the printmaking studio of XiaoGan Art Institute.
Catalog Cao Fang born 1975 - artelino

Cao QUANTANG  -  born 1957      Huxian Farmers Paintings

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Cao Quantang was born in Qindu Town in Huxian county in 1957. He started to paint at the age of fifteen. Currently Cao Quantang is the director of the Huxian Peasant Painting Association, and a member of the Shanxi Artist Association. His art works have been presented in provincial or national art exhibitions in China, but have also been shown abroad. Several of his works are in Chinese museums.
Catalog Cao Quantang born 1957 - artelino