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Head of a Man by Shigeru Aoki

Head of a Man

Shigeru Aoki · 1903

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DETAILS
Artist
Shigeru Aoki
Date
1903
Location
Ohara Museum of Art
ART MOVEMENTS
Nihonga
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Shigeru Aoki

Shigeru Aoki was a pivotal Japanese painter who blended traditional Japanese mythology with Western oil painting techniques, creating evocative works like "A Gift of the Sea."

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