Kawabata
Ryūshi

Kawabata Ryūshi: Dragon Lore and the Pursuit of Monumental Nihonga Born in Wakayama City, Japan (1885), Kawabata Ryūshi—later known as Kawabata Shotarō—emerged as a dominant figure within the Nihonga movement, an artistic endeavor dedicated to preserving traditional aesthetics and prioritizing monumental scale. His formative years …