#729: Kanzan (Semiweekly-pedia of Japan)

#729: Kanzan (category: artist)

Kanzan Shimomura was a Japanese painter in the 19th and the 20th centuries. He entered Tokyo Fine Arts School, the forerunner of current Tokyo University of the Arts, in 1889 as a member of the inaugural class.

Also, Kanzan was regarded as one of the four greatest apprentices of Gaho Hashimoto (refer to #727), along with Taikan Yokoyama, Shunso Hishida, and Kogetsu Saigo.

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