Kaii Higashiyama
1908
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1999
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Japan
languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese
educated at: Tokyo University of the Arts
occupation: painter
Kaii Higashiyama (東山 魁夷, Higashiyama Kaii, July 8, 1908 – May 6, 1999) was a Japanese writer and artist particularly renowned for his Nihonga style paintings. As one of the most popular artists in post-war Japan, Higashiyama was awarded the Japan Art Academy Prize in 1956 and the Order of Culture in 1969. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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