Antonio Fontanesi
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Antonio Fontanesi was an Italian painter who lived in Meiji period Japan between 1876 and 1878. He introduced European oil painting techniques to Japan, and exerted a significant role in the developme
Antonio Fontanesi
Ritorno dal pascolo (The Course to the Pasture), oil on wood, Galleria Sabauda
Asai Chū
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Asai Chū was a Japanese painter, noted for his pioneering work in developing the yōga art movement in late 19th century and early twentieth-century Japanese painting.
Antonio Fontanesi
…legal and medical advice from Germany. Fontanesi introduced the techniques of charcoal, crayon and oil paints to his Japanese students, who included Asai Chū and Yamamoto Hosui. He also taught western concepts of perspective, anatomy and sketching from life. His career in Japan was cut short by serious…
Asai Chū
Asai Chu Harvest
Morning Sun
Sewing Woman