Omine Seikan
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- Born: Feb 10, 1910
- Died: Dec 20, 1987
- Japanese: 大嶺政寛 (Oomine Seikan)
Ômine Seikan was a prominent yôga (Western-style) painter of prewar and post-war Okinawa. He is known for his many paintings of traditional Okinawan town/village scenes featuring terracotta red-tiled roofed homes.
Ômine served for a time as head of the Okinawa mingei kyôkai (Okinawa Folk Crafts Association).
References
- Gallery labels, Naha Palm Royal Hotel.[1]
