Shūhō Yamakawa
Shūhō Yamakawa (1898–1944) was a Japanese printmaker, painter and artist.
Also recorded as Shuho Yamakawa · Shuuhou Yamakawa · Yoshio Yamakawa
Shūhō Yamakawa

Yamakawa Shūhō (1898-1944) · Public domain
- Born
- 1898. · Kyoto Prefecture.
- Died
- 1944.
- Nationality
- Japan.
- Occupation
- printmaker, painter and artist.
- Movements
- Nihonga.
- Teachers
- Ikegami Shūho and Kiyokata Kaburaki.
In this article
Biography
Also worked under the name 山川 秀峰. Born at Kyoto Prefecture in 1898, died in 1944.
Training under Ikegami Shūho and Kiyokata Kaburaki is recorded. Tatsumi Shimura and Hidetsune Kobayashi are recorded as having studied under Shūhō Yamakawa. Places of work recorded in the authority are Tokyo. Work by Shūhō Yamakawa is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, National Museum of World Cultures, National Gallery of Victoria and Honolulu Museum of Art.

"Red collar (Akai eri)", from the series Four women (Fujo yodai)
Yamakawa Shūhō(1898-1944) · http

"The autumn (Aki)", from the series Four women (Fujo yodai)
Yamakawa Shūhō(1898-1944) · http: digitalmuseum.rekibun.or.jp/collection-s/01/27/10200027-0000.jpg
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reference work
- “Yamakawa Shūhō”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q11468313: Shūhō Yamakawa
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Elsewhere in Prints
4,138 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
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- Shirley Paes LemeEngraver
- Shirley WilliamsonEngraver
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- Sieuwert van der MeulenEngraver
- Sigmar PolkeEngraver
- Sigmund AbelesEngraver
- Sigmund FreudenbergerEngraver
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