Yamashita Iwao 山下巌

山下巌 Yamashita Iwao (1898-1977)
Born in Kagoshima Prefecture in 1898. Studied under Yamauchi Tamon. After Yamauchi's death, entered Kawai Gyokudō's Choryu-gajuku painting school. Later joined Kodama Kibō's Boshin-kai and formed the Sankō-kai. Selected for the Imperial Art Exhibition and the Bunten.