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Rising Sun by Shigeru Aoki

Rising Sun

Shigeru Aoki · 1910

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Artist
Shigeru Aoki
Date
1910
ART MOVEMENTS
Nihonga
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THE ARTIST

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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