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banka maruyama: Bridging Tradition and Innovation in Japanese Landscape Painting banka maruyama (1867-1942) stands as a pivotal figure in the evolution of nihonga, Japan’s distinctive style of painting. Born in Nagano Prefecture, he embarked on an artistic journey marked by meticulous study under kodama katei, absorbing the foundational principles of nanga – landscape painting imbued with Buddhist philosophy and spiritual contemplatio…
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