Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (1971) award
Matasaburo Okada
おかだ またさぶろう
Okada Matasaburo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1914-08-02 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 1984-03-02 （Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan） age 69
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Western-style painter
- Active Years
- 1933-1984
- Affiliations
- Director of the Japan Art Exhibition
- Memberships
- Musashino-kai, Salon d'Automne Painting Section Member
- Influenced By
- Sabrosuke Okada, Manjiro Terauchi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo First Middle School (now Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya High School) | — | — | — | ～1933 | Japan |
| Tokyo School of Fine Arts (now Tokyo University of the Arts) | — | — | — | ～1940 | Japan |
Tokyo First Middle School (now Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya High School)
Period:
～1933
Year of Graduation:
1933
Country:
Japan
Tokyo School of Fine Arts (now Tokyo University of the Arts)
Period:
～1940
Year of Graduation:
1940
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Nitten Special Selection | The Way to the Church | — | Japan Art Exhibition | 受賞 |
| 1963 | Salon de Paris Silver Medal | — | — | Salon de Paris | 受賞 |
| 1964 | French Academy Award | — | — | French Academy | 受賞 |
| 1965 | Salon de Paris Gold Medal | Winter in Hakone | — | Salon de Paris | 受賞 |
| 1971 | Art Encouragement Minister of Education Award | Poem of the Earth | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 1976 | Japan Art Academy Prize | Torch | — | Japan Art Academy | 受賞 |
Nitten Special Selection
1953
Work:
The Way to the Church
Organization:
Japan Art Exhibition
Result:
受賞
Salon de Paris Silver Medal
1963
Organization:
Salon de Paris
Result:
受賞
French Academy Award
1964
Organization:
French Academy
Result:
受賞
Salon de Paris Gold Medal
1965
Work:
Winter in Hakone
Organization:
Salon de Paris
Result:
受賞
Art Encouragement Minister of Education Award
1971
Work:
Poem of the Earth
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Japan Art Academy Prize
1976
Work:
Torch
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (1976) award
Works
Major Works
Winter in Hakone
1965 Western-style paintingPoem of the Earth
1971 Western-style paintingTorch
1976 Western-style paintingBibliography
- Winter in Hakone
- Poem of the Earth
- Torch
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Bold technique with rough strokes and skilful omitted backgroundsTraditional realism paired with dignified style
- Recurring Motifs
- NatureLandscape
Health
-
Acute heart failure1984-03Cause of death
Legacy
Contributed to the development of modern Japanese Western-style painting
Museums
- Omiya Station Wall Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama, Japan Opened in 1983
Academic Societies
- Japan Art Academy
- Japan Art Exhibition
Archives
- Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties Archive
In Popular Culture
- Large ceramic plate relief in the South Concourse of Omiya Station
Trivia
- Studied under Manjiro Terauchi
- Friendship with Takeo Miki