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Biography Kawai Kenji (1908 - 1995)

Born in Kyoto in 1908, Kawai Kenji graduated at the Kyoto City Specialist School of Painting in 1928. He was a student of Nishimura Goun. For Unsôdô he produced two print series after WWII: Twelve Views of Kyoto (Kyoto jûni fûkei) and Lake Biwa in four seasons (Shiki Ômi ko).