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Kyokichi TANAKA  -  1892-1915      

Kyoichi Tanaka was born in Wakayama prefecture. He studied Japanese style painting in Tokyo School of Fine Arts and exhibited a water color with "Fyuzankai" in 1912. He was the founding member of "Tsukubae" with Onchi Koshiro and Fujimori Shizuo. Although he was dying by tuberculosis, he contributed 10 prints to Tsukubae, published in 1914 - 15. His works were published by Onchi Koshiro during his short life time. After his death, the exhibitions were held for his works by Nihon Sosaku Hanga Association.

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Literature sources used for artist biographies:
  • Merritt, Helen and Yamada, Nanako, "Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints 1900-1975", University of Hawaii Press, 1995, ISBN 0-8248-1732-X
  • Lane, Richard, "Images from the Floating World: The Japanese Print", Fribourg, 1978, ISBN 0-914427-54-7
  • Laurance, P.Roberts, "A Dictionary of Japanese Artists", John Weatherhill Inc., New York, 1976
  • Frances Blakemore "Who is Who in Modern Japanese Prints", John Weatherhill, New York and Tokyo, 1975. ISBN 0-8348-0101-9
  • Annual CWAJ catalogs