Senjin Gokura1892~1975 郷倉千靭

Gokura Senjin (March 3, 1892 - October 25, 1975) was a Japanese-style painter (Nihonga) born in present-day Imizu, Toyama Prefecture, and a fellow member of the Japan Art Institute (Inten). He studied at the Toyama Prefectural Crafts School and the Japanese Painting Department of the Tokyo School of Fine Arts under Terasaki Kogyo. After graduation he was active in Inten exhibitions and was promoted to fellow member at the exceptional age of 32 in 1924. His works combine solid realism, novel decorative quality, and clear color, drawing on his affection for nature, reverence for Buddhism, and admiration of Eastern and Western mythology. He served as a professor at Tama Art University and led the Sojusha studio, training many successors, and was named a member of the Japan Art Academy in 1972.