Aizō Morikawa
Aizō Morikawa was a renowned Japanese portrait and commercial photographer. Aizō Morikawa was born in Fukui Prefecture in 1878, Fukui went some time around 1897 to Sapporo, where he studied photography under Tokiwa Mishima in Mishima's studio. Around 1907, he moved to Tokyo, where he studied under Kazumasa Ogawa.
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Aizō Morikawa
- Name
- Aizō Morikawa
- Born
- 1878
- Birthplace
- Fukui Prefecture
- Died
- 5 February 1949
- Place of death
- Tokyo
- Occupation
- Portrait and commercial photographer
- Known for
- Morikawa Shashinkan
- Nationality
- Japan · Empire of Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
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Aizō Morikawa was a renowned Japanese portrait and commercial photographer. Aizō Morikawa was born in Fukui Prefecture in 1878, Fukui went some time around 1897 to Sapporo, where he studied photography under Tokiwa Mishima in Mishima's studio. Around 1907, he moved to Tokyo, where he studied under Kazumasa Ogawa.
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Morikawa ended up with his own studio, Morikawa Shashinkan (which became renowned as outstanding in Tokyo and the premier studio in Japan for omiai photography. Morikawa died in Tokyo on 5 February 1949. Some of Morikawa's work is in the permanent collection of the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography.
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• Name — Aizō Morikawa • Born — 1878 • Birthplace — Fukui Prefecture • Died — 5 February 1949 • Place of death — Tokyo • Occupation — Portrait and commercial photographer • Known for — Morikawa Shashinkan
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1878
Aizō Morikawa was born on 1 January 1878.
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Aizō Morikawa died on 5 February 1949.
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