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Yasuji INOUE  -  1864-1889      Student of Kobayashi Kiyochika

Yasuji Inoue was born in Kawagoe. He was a student of Kobayashi Kiyochika. Like his master he was influenced by French impressionism. The favorite subjects of Inoue were landscapes. His works are similar in style to those of his master. He died at the age of only 25.
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Notes: also Tankei Inoue and Yasuharu

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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