Aoki Shigeru

1882〜1911
He was a Western style painter born in Fukuoka pref. He moved to Tokyo and studied under Syotaro Koyama (小山正太郎) at Fudosya (不同舎). Also, he studied under Seiki Kuruda (黒田清輝) and won the Hakubakai Award (白馬会賞).He painted many painting with mythology motif. His major works are “ Umi no Sashi” (海の幸) and “Wadatsumi no Iroko no Miya” (わだつみのいろこの宮).