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*''Born: [[1873]]''
*''Died: 1930''
*''Japanese'': [[下村]] 観山 ''(Shimomura Kanzan)''

Shimomura Kanzan was a [[Nihonga]] painter of the [[Meiji period|Meiji]] and Taishô periods.

Originally from [[Wakayama prefecture]], Shimomura moved to [[Tokyo]] as a child in [[1881]], where he studied painting under [[Hashimoto Gaho|Hashimoto Gahô]] and [[Kano Hogai|Kanô Hôgai]]. He graduated from the [[Tokyo School of Fine Arts]] in [[1894]] and became a professor there. Four years later, he helped found the [[Japanese Academy of Arts]], alongside [[Okakura Kakuzo|Okakura Kakuzô]], [[Yokoyama Taikan]], and [[Hishida Shunso|Hishida Shunsô]]. Kanzan later returned to the School of Fine Arts, before traveling to England to study there; his overseas studies were funded by the [[Ministry of Education]].

After returning from England, Kanzan moved to [[Ibaraki prefecture]] to join Okakura's new studio there. He left Ibaraki in [[1912]] and took up residence in [[Yokohama]]. Okakura died in 1913, and in 1914 Kanzan and Taikan re-established the Japanese Art Academy.

Kanzan died in 1930 at the age of 58.

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==References==
*Plaque at grave of Shimomura Kanzan, Anryû-ji, Yanaka, Tokyo.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/33884760693/sizes/h/]

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[[Category:Meiji Period]]