Yokoyama Taikan

Yokoyama Taikan
Yokoyama Taikan
Born
Sakai Hidemaro

(1868-11-02)November 2, 1868
DiedFebruary 26, 1958(1958-02-26) (aged 89)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Known forPainter
MovementNihonga
AwardsAsahi Prize (1933)
Order of Culture
Order of the Rising Sun
Snowy Peak with Cranes

Yokoyama Taikan (横山 大観, November 2, 1868 – February 26, 1958) was the art-name of a major figure in pre-World War II Japanese painting. He is notable for helping create the Japanese painting technique of Nihonga.