Tekison Uda1896~1980 宇田荻邨

Uda Tekison (1896-1980) was a Japanese-style painter born in Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture. He studied under Kikuchi Hobun of the Shijo school and trained at the Kyoto Municipal Painting Specialist School. His debut at the 1st Imperial Exhibition came in 1919 with “Night at Ikkoku,” and his masterpiece “The Water Wheel of Yodo” won the Special Prize and the Imperial Art Academy Award at the 7th Imperial Exhibition in 1926. He was a leading figure of the Kyoto painting circle and was elected a member of the Japan Art Academy in 1961.