1889 |
Okumura Togyu was born in Tokyo. |
1905 |
He studied under Kajita Hanko. |
1914 |
After Hanko's death, he studied under Kobayashi Kokei. |
1917 |
He assumed a pen name "Togyu". |
1932 |
He was appointed to the "Dojin" of The Japan Art Institute. |
1947 |
He was appointed to a member of The Japan Art Academy. |
1959 |
He took office as a director of The Japan Art Institute. |
1962 |
He was given the Order of Culture, and was selected to Person of Cultural Merits. |
1978 |
He took office as a chief director of The Japan Art Institute. |
1990 |
Okumura Togyu passed away in Tokyo at 101 years old. |
