Yasushi Sugiyama

Sugiyama was born in 1909 in Asakusa, the eldest son of the owner of a stationery shop.

He formed the "rossogasha" (瑠爽画社) along with Yamamoto Kyujin and Takayama Tatsuo, and participated positively in the movement to reform nihonga.

His paintings are characteristized by peacefulness filled with a sense of security, owing to excellent sketching ability and solid construction.

His stylized pattern of clouds (kumo) was used in the Shunju-no-Ma, a grand hall with an area of 608 square meters, or about 184 tsubo.

He also designed the pattern of grass (kusa), which was used in the Houmei-Den, the largest hall with an area of 915 square meters, or about 280 tsubo.