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Artist name
Saburosuke Okada

Saburosuke Okada
1869 - 1939
Born in Saga, Japan

Artist`s Chronoligy

1887  studied under Sachihiko Soyama
1894  He was inspired by Kuroda Seiki, and participated in the“Tenshin school”
1895  received third class at National Industrial Exhibition
1896  Established “Hakuba kai” in the form of becoming independent from the Meiji Art Society with Seiki Kuroda,
    and became an assistant professor at Tokyo Art University that set up new department of Western department
1987  studied in Paris, and became Raphael Collin’s (1850 - 1916) pupil
1902  Returned to Japan, and became a professor of Tokyo Art University
1912  Establish a “Hongo European Painting research institute” with Takeji Fujishima
1918  got an offer of from Government General of Taiwan of wall painting at city government office, and visited Taiwan
    for the meeting. He was a prominent member of The Japan Art Academy and Imperial Art
1937  received the Cultural Medal

Exhibitions (selected)
1977  "Saburosuke Okada" KasamaNichido Museum of Art
1979  "Saburosuke Okada", Saga Prefectural Art Museum
1993  "The glories of the European Art in Japan – Saburosuke Okada-", Saga Prefectural Art Museum
2011  "Takeji Fujishima | Saburosuke Okada" Sogo Museum of Art / Mie Prefectural Art Museum / Hiroshima Art Prefectural Museum

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