Yukihiko Yasuda

The advancement of art in Japan paralleled the country's modernization during the Meiji period. During this period traditional painting was influenced by modern Western paintings and then modern Japanese painting was born. Yukihiko Yasuda (1884-1978) continued the work of Taikan Yokoyama and Shunso Hishida who pioneered the establishment of Japanese painting as a modern art. As he sought themes in Japanese and Chinese history, Yukihiko Yasuda created ideal and sophisticated expressions utilizing the Yamato-E (Japanese traditional painting) and modern formative ideas.