Junichi Goto1948~ 後藤順一

Goto Junichi (born 1948) is a Japanese-style (Nihonga) painter from Kyoto Prefecture. He graduated from the Department of Japanese Painting at Kyoto City University of Arts in 1973 and studied under Shimoda Yoshihiro. After winning the 1974 French Art Prize Paris Exhibition, he was first accepted into the 70th Inten in 1985 and has won multiple Encouragement Prizes there. He is known for decorative panel paintings at temples including Enmeiin, Chishakuin ("Hundred Sparrows" and "Serenity"), and Dentoji ("Reclining Dragon Cherry Blossom"). Currently active as an Inten Special Candidate, he is praised for delicate depictions of natural scenery, especially his bird-and-flower paintings.