Subject: Tree-Woman Frame dimensions: 38.4cm x 35.4cm Picture dimensions: 27cm x 24cm Technique: Craft printing Artist: Born in Gifu Prefecture in 1880, passed away in 1977. When I painted women, I painted them like trees, and when I painted trees, I painted them like women. This painting clearly shows that style. Considered a Fauvist painter in Japanese art history, his style gradually became simpler, approaching abstract art in his later years. He was born into a wealthy family but lived a life of poverty due to his extreme artistic temperament, losing a child. Despite this, he continued to exhibit at the Nika Exhibition. He declined the Order of Cultural Merit because he did not want many people to visit him.