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Japan: A monk, watched by a young woman in a kimono, conjuring up a ghostly spirit; Illustration from Bungei Kurabu (Literary Club). Suzuki Kason (1860-1919)

Japan: A monk, watched by a young woman in a kimono, conjuring up a ghostly spirit; Illustration from Bungei Kurabu (Literary Club). Suzuki Kason (1860-1919)

Suzuki Kason was born in Kobe and studied traditional Japanese Shijo painting and printmaking. He worked first as a pattern designer for an exporting company and later as kuchi-e illustrator for different newspapers and magazines.

Suzuki Kason received several prizes at Bunten (Japan Art Academy) exhibitions for his painting contributions..

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