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Takahashi Shōzan IV
Takahashi Shōzan IV
Takahashi Shōzan IV

Takahashi Shōzan IV

Japanese, born 1932
BiographyShozan Takahashi 4th was born Bumpei Takahashi in 1932.
Shozan Takahashi 5th was born Shinsuke Takahashi in 1970 (does not succeed 'Shozan' officially yet)
1960 Otsu-e Amateur Painters' Club established (present 'Shofu-kai')
1962 Succeeded 'Shozan' (4th)
1970 Demonstration at Expo '70 in Japan
1974 Demonstration of Otsu-e in the presence of the emperor and empress at Biwako Hotel
1978 Otsu-e Cultural Association established
    Registerd for Encouragement of Traditional Crafts of Shiga pref.
1979 Presentation: "Otsu-e and Folk Art of Japan" at Geneva University of Art and Design, Switzerland
1982 Awarded Blue Lake Prize of Shiga pref.
1998 Commended as Municipal Contributor of Otsu City
1999 Presentation of Otsue at Pacific Asia Museum, CA, the United States
2000 Iidentified as Iintangible Cultural Heritage by Otsu City (Shozan 4th)
    Awarded Otsu Cultural Prize
2003 Awarded Culture Service Prize of Shiga pref.
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