Author:Koga Masao

Size:Length:106 x Width:130 (cm)

Size description：90×115 (畫心)

Introduction：In January 2003, Koga Masao was invited to hold a solo exhibition at the National Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall. This marked the first time an overseas artist had a solo exhibition at the venue. Among the 51 paintings displayed, this particular piece was selected as a commemorative collection by then-director Tseng Kun-Ti. Following a review on June 25, 2010, it was officially included in the permanent collection.

Koga Masao (1924-), a native of Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, was born in Shanghai. He graduated from Keio University’s Foreign Language Department in 1944. Starting in 1950, he managed Koga Zu Gei Sha, focusing on textbook illustrations. Between 1956 and 1957, he studied oil painting under Okada Takanori, Nakagawa Kazumasa, and Shimamura Kazuo at the Shunyo-kai Institute. In 1994, he was selected for the 20th Nichi-Futsu Modern Art Exhibition (sponsored by Nippon Television) and received the Kokumin Bijutsu Kyokai Award. He held a solo exhibition in 1996 and, in 2003, presented his first overseas solo exhibition in Taipei.

This Western-style painting captures the landscape near Renge-numa in the Urabandai Highlands of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It vividly portrays the rich color variations of temperate forests and mountainous scenery, celebrating the beauty of nature. Located at an elevation of 800 meters, Urabandai is surrounded by Mount Bandai, Mount Adatara, and Mount Azuma. The Bandai Highlands were formed after the eruption of Mount Bandai in 1888 (Meiji 21) and are now designated as part of Bandai-Asahi National Park. The region is home to over 300 lakes and ponds, including the renowned Goshiki-numa (Five-Colored Ponds) and Lake Hibara.

Accession number:PT09200100