Hirai Baisen 平井楳仙
平井楳仙 Hirai Baisen (1889-1969)
Born in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from the Kyoto Municipal School of Arts and Crafts in 1906. He studied under 竹内栖鳳 Takeuchi Seiho (1864-1942). In 1932, he participated in the 10th Universal Art Olympics in Los Angeles as a representative of Japanese painting with 東山魁夷 Higashiyama Kaii (1908-1999) and 棟方志功 Munakata Shiko (1903-1975). He excelled in detailed depictions of figures, flowers and birds, and sansui landscapes.
Born in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from the Kyoto Municipal School of Arts and Crafts in 1906. He studied under 竹内栖鳳 Takeuchi Seiho (1864-1942). In 1932, he participated in the 10th Universal Art Olympics in Los Angeles as a representative of Japanese painting with 東山魁夷 Higashiyama Kaii (1908-1999) and 棟方志功 Munakata Shiko (1903-1975). He excelled in detailed depictions of figures, flowers and birds, and sansui landscapes.
