Maeda Seison | |
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Born | Maeda Renzō January 27, 1885 Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan |
Died | October 29, 1977 Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan | (aged 92)
Nationality | Japanese |
Known for | Painter |
Notable work | Dokutsu no Yoritomo |
Movement | Nihonga |
Awards | Order of Culture |
Seison Maeda (前田 青邨, Maeda Seison, January 27, 1885 – October 29, 1977) was the art-name of a nihonga painter in the Taishō and Shōwa periods of Japan. His legal name was Maeda Renzō. He is considered one of the greatest contemporary Japanese painters, and one of the leaders of the Nihonga movement.