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THE TALE OF AKEBONO VILLAGE

The influences of Fukuzawa and Bosch in the surrealism of Kikuji Yamashita Although he painted hundreds of canvases, Kikuji Yamashita avoided seeking commercial success, surviving financially as an artist on his wife’s earnings as a beautician. In 1953 he joined with many young artists to form the Young Artists’ Alliance art cooperative, which for three years held exhibitions and published …

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