Okuda Gensou
Encyclopedia
Okuda Genso (6 July 1912 - 15 February 2003) was one of the most famous Nihonga
painters of the Showa
era. He gave his name to a red pigment
"Genso red".
Nihonga
or literally "Japanese-style paintings" is a term used to describe paintings that have been made in accordance with traditional Japanese artistic conventions, techniques and materials...
painters of the Showa
Showa period
The , or Shōwa era, is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of the Shōwa Emperor, Hirohito, from December 25, 1926 through January 7, 1989.The Shōwa period was longer than the reign of any previous Japanese emperor...
era. He gave his name to a red pigment
Pigment
A pigment is a material that changes the color of reflected or transmitted light as the result of wavelength-selective absorption. This physical process differs from fluorescence, phosphorescence, and other forms of luminescence, in which a material emits light.Many materials selectively absorb...
"Genso red".
Timeline
Okuda was born in Hiroshima prefecture, in what is now Miyoshi City. His original name used the characters 厳三.Famous works
- Matsushima Twilight 松島暮色, 1 panel, 77.6 x 167.1 cm (1976)
- Lakeshore Spring Glittering 湖畔春耀, 1 panel, 89.0 x 105.6 cm (1986)