Japan Art and Aoyama Masaharu: Nature in the Snow
Lee Jay Walker
Modern Tokyo Times
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Aoyama Masaharu (Seiji Aoyama) was born in Saitama prefecture in 1893 and died in 1969. Accordingly, he was born during the dynamic Meiji Period (1868-1912).
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His stunning art in this article belongs to the 1950s period. Hence, a new Japan emerged after the war period’s convulsions and utter devastation.
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The binding theme is snow and how nature – while also looking bleak – provides a sense of tranquility and escapism from the madding crowds.
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It is observable that Masaharu studied traditional Japanese ink painting. Indeed, he learned this delightful angle at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts.
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