Kunzo Minami1883~1950 南薫造

Minami Kunzo was a Western-style painter (yoga) born in Hiroshima Prefecture. He studied Western painting at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts under masters such as Kuroda Seiki, and from 1907 to 1910 he studied in England. After returning to Japan, he became a leading figure at the Bunten and Teiten exhibitions, and served as a professor at his alma mater from 1932 to 1943. In 1944 he was appointed Imperial Household Artist. Working primarily in oil and watercolor while also producing prints, in his later years he returned home and repeatedly depicted the landscapes of the Seto Inland Sea.