Scent of Lights is oil on cancas. Sky and Wind is plastic, acrylic and pencil on canvas.
The artist was born in Chiba, Japan. He graduated from Musashino Art University (painting) and recieved a masters at Musashino Art University.
Kamakura Gallery (Kamakura), Japan) showed work by Yoshikawa Tamihito at Expo Chicago 2019. Scent of Lights is oil on cancas. Sky and Wind is plastic, acrylic and pencil on canvas. The artist was born in Chiba, Japan. He graduated from Musashino Art University (painting) and recieved a masters at Musashino Art University.
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