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Takanori KINOSHITA  -  1894-1973      Western Style Japanese Painter

Takanori Kinoshita was born in Tokyo. He did not attend a formal art school but started western style oil painting by his friends' influence. Later, His paintings were selected for the French Salon d'Automne while he studied painting in France. Takanori Kinoshita received an award by Nikaten and became a founding member of Issuikai. He was also a jury member of Nitten.
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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