Susumu Maki1936~ 牧進

Susumu Maki (born 1936) is a Japanese-style painter (nihonga) from Toshima Ward, Tokyo. From around age thirteen he helped with his father's signboard painting while studying nihonga, and in 1952 he became a live-in disciple of Kawabata Ryushi, training under him for five years. He made his exhibition debut in 1957 with "White Rose" at the 29th Seiryu Exhibition and was admitted as an associate member in 1965 with "Autumn Colors," becoming one of the leading pupils of the Ryushi school. After his teacher's death he worked independently, producing meticulous and richly colored large-scale paintings inspired by Japan's four seasons, flowers and birds. He has been recognized with the Foreign Minister's Commendation and, in the first year of Reiwa (2019), the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays.