SHIBUNKAKU ONLINE SHOP | Ishikawa Toraji

Painter from Kōchi Prefecture (Shikoku). Toraji studied at Koyama Shōtarō’s Fudōsha studio, then went on to establish the Taiheiyō and Shigenkai art associations. Initially centering on portraiture of women, Toraji later painted mostly landscapes in a bright style reminiscent of Impressionism. An active art educator, he was also a consultant for Nitten and a jury member of the Teiten and New Bunten exhibitions. He received the Imperial Prize of the Japan Art Institute.