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61 ONISHI TADAO (1918-2007)

Kyoen (Beauty Competition) EXHIBITED: One of the leading lacquer artists of twentieth-century
The Twelveth Nitten, Tokyo, Japan, 1956. Japan, Onishi Tadao (1918-2007) was born in Kagawa
Signed Tada Prefecture and prenticed to the acclaimed lacquer artist,
Six-panel screen; polychrome lacquers and LITERATURE:
gold leaf Bijyutsu Kogei Kai, The Twelveth Nitten, exh. cat. no. 76, Tsuishu Yozei XX (1880-1952). The multi-awarded artist
59√ x 1443/5 in. (152.1 x 359.7 cm.) Tokyo, 1956. has been presented in nearly twenty group and solo
exhibitions across public and private institutions in Japan
$20,000-30,000 and also in United States and Mexico. Onishi’s works
are in renowned public collections including the National
Museum of Modern Art, Imperial Household and Zentsuji
City Art Museum.