Kamoshita Chōko
Japanese, 1890 - 1967
CountryJapan
BiographyBorn in Tokyo. Given name Nakao. Lived in Kyoto. Studied yamato-e and Japanese-style history painting with Matsumoto Füko at Tokyo School of Fine Arts. Exhibited with Bunten and Teiten. Illustrator of old-fashioned stories and historical novels. Act. 1920s-1930s. Member of Modern Publishing Artists Federation. Woodblock prints include Maiko, 1933, and other bijin-ga published by Takamizawa. Contributed to New Ukiyo-e Beauties, 1924.Helen Merritt and Nanako Yamada, Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975
U.S.A.: University of Hawaii Press, 1992, Page 53
Person TypeIndividual
Terms
Japanese, 1871 - 1945
