Masuo Ikeda
February 23, 1934 – March 8, 1997 was a Japanese painter, printmaker, illustrator, sculptor, ceramist, novelist, and film director from Nagano Prefecture.
Masuo Ikeda

美術出版社 · 「現代日本の作家 池田満寿夫」『美術手帖』美術出版社, 201号, 1962年 · Public domain
- Born
- February 23, 1934
- Died
- 8 March 1997
- Occupation
- painter, printmaker, illustrator, sculptor, ceramist, novelist and film director
- Nationality
- Japan · Empire of Japan
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February 23, 1934 – March 8, 1997 was a Japanese painter, printmaker, illustrator, sculptor, ceramist, novelist, and film director from Nagano Prefecture.
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• Born — February 23, 1934 • Died — 8 March 1997 • Occupation — painter, printmaker, illustrator, sculptor, ceramist, novelist and film director • Illustration — Tarumi Railway Tarumi Line railcar decorated by Masuo Ikeda
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Museum
The Ikeda Masuo Art Museum, named after Ikeda, is located in Nagano.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1934
Masuo Ikeda born at Shenyang.
1997
Masuo Ikeda died.
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- “Masuo Ikeda”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Awards
• Ikeda won the Akutagawa Prize for Offering In The Aegean (Eegekai ni sasagu).
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