Yokoyama Taikan | |
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Born | Sakai Hidemaro November 2, 1868 Mito, Ibaraki, Japan |
Died | February 26, 1958 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 89)
Nationality | Japanese |
Known for | Painter |
Movement | Nihonga |
Awards | Asahi Prize (1933) Order of Culture Order of the Rising Sun |
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.