Wada Eisaku

In this Japanese name, the surname is Wada.
Wada Eisaku
和田英作
Born(1874-12-23)December 23, 1874
Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture
DiedJanuary 3, 1959(1959-01-03) (aged 84)
Shimizu, Shizuoka Prefecture
NationalityJapanese
Known forPainter
MovementYōga

Wada Eisaku (和田英作, December 23, 1874 – January 3, 1959) was a Japanese painter and luminary of the yōga (or Western-style) scene in the late Meiji, Taishō, and Shōwa eras.[1][2] He was a member of the Japan Art Academy, an Imperial Household Artist, a recipient of the Order of the Sacred Treasure and Order of Culture, an Officier in the Légion d'honneur, and a Person of Cultural Merit.[3]

  1. ^ 和田英作 [Wada Eisaku] (in Japanese). Hiroshima Museum of Art. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Harada Minoru [in Japanese] (1974). Meiji Western Painting. Weatherhill. pp. 96–98.
  3. ^ 和田英作 [Wada Eisaku] (in Japanese). Tobunken. Retrieved July 18, 2020.