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Japanese artist and illustrator (1918–1974)

Chihiro Iwasaki (いわさき　ちひろ (岩崎 知弘)^[1], Iwasaki Chihiro, 15 December 1918 – 8 August 1974) was a Japanese artist and illustrator best known for her water-colored illustrations of flowers and children, the theme of which was "peace and happiness for children".

Life

Chihiro Iwasaki was born the first daughter of Masakatsu and Fumie Iwasaki on 15 December 1918, in Takefu (now Echizen), Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The following year, her family moved to Tokyo, where they lived until 1945.

Chihiro Iwasaki: A Tribute to Japan’s Beloved Illustrator

As a little girl, Chihiro loved to draw pictures. When she was fourteen years old, she began to learn drawing and oil painting under Saburōsuke Okada, an artist and professor of the Tokyo School of Fine Arts (later Tokyo University of the Arts).^[2] In 1936, Iwasaki graduated from high school, and the next year, at the age of eighteen, she began to learn how to draw Japanese calligraphy with inkstick and ink brush.

Chihiro Iwasaki: Painting Childhood - Tokyo Weekender DUKIQ