Hōshun Yamaguchi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Japanese painter
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Place of Birth: Hokkaidō, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
About Hōshun Yamaguchi
- Hoshun Yamaguchi (????, Yamaguchi Hoshun) (1893-1971) was a Japanese Nihonga painter and designer. He received a commission to paint a piece for the new Tokyo Imperial Palace.
- The piece titled “Kaede (maples)” is a large painting measuring 2.74x2.5 metres.
- It is located on the cedar door of the east corridor of the Seiden hall.
- Opposite of it on the other side is “Sakura (cherry)” by Meiji Hashimoto. The preparatory drawing for the panel at a 4:1 scale dating to 1967 is in the Yamatane Museum of Art in Tokyo.The Yamaguchi Hoshun Memorial Hall exhibits many of his works.
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