Suisho Nishiyama1879~1958 西山翠嶂

Nishiyama Suisho was a Japanese nihonga painter born on April 2, 1879 in Fushimi, Kyoto. His real name was Uzaburo. In 1893, at age 14, he entered the studio of Takeuchi Seiho, distinguishing himself alongside Nishimura Goun and Hashimoto Kansetsu, and later became Seiho’s son-in-law. He won a third-place commendation for “Kokankyu” at the first Bunten exhibition in 1907 and received Tokusen (special selection) awards for three consecutive years from the 10th Bunten in 1916. He held positions as professor at Kyoto City School of Painting, member of the Imperial Art Academy, and Imperial Household Artist, and in 1921 founded the Seikōsha studio, training many leading painters. He received the Order of Cultural Merit in 1957 and died on March 30, 1958.