Background
He was born in 1890 in Saga Prefecture.
He was born in 1890 in Saga Prefecture.
After graduating from Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts (1916) completed a refresher course there (1919).
Joined the Imperial Museum (1924) as deputy appraiser and duly rose to become appraiser (1940). Was Japan's delegate to the Japanese Fine Arts Exhibition held at Honolulu, Hawaii (1955).