Gekko Ogata - Artist Info

About Gekko Ogata

  • Biography

    A newspaper illustrator, woodblock print artist, and design of lacquer and ceramics as well as a virtually self-taught painter, Ogata Gekko gained entry to the official art world in 1891, becoming a member of the Nihon Seinen Kaiga Kyokai (Japan Young Artists' Association).

    He joined the Nihon Bijutsuin (Japan Art Academy) on its formation in 1898 and also established an international reputation, showing his work at the Chicago (1893) and Paris (1900) expositions.

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