Technique: Lithograph Image size: 53.5 x 38 cm Frame size: 75 x 59 cm Year: 1980 Edition size: 200 Stains present Online purchase price: 280,000 yen About Takehiko Miyanaga (1919-1987) Takehiko Miyanaga (1919-1987), a Western-style painter known for his beautiful women paintings, was born in Shizuoka Prefecture. After graduating from Nagoya Municipal Technical High School in 1936, he continued to create while working at Matsuzakaya, and from 1941, he studied under Tokusaburo Masamune. He is an artist highly popular and acclaimed for his beautiful oil paintings and lithographs with gorgeous and vivid colors. In 1974, he became famous for painting the portraits of the then Crown Prince and Crown Princess. Brief Biography 1919: Born in Kanagawa Prefecture. 1942: First selected for the 29th Nika Exhibition. 1943: Selected for the 6th Shin-Bunten Exhibition. 1947: Exhibited at the Nikikai Founding Exhibition. 1974: Awarded the Grand Cross, the highest official order of Brazil. 1978: Awarded the Togo Seiji Museum Grand Prize. 1979: Awarded the Japan Art Academy Award. 1980: Commissioned by the House of Representatives to create the "First Imperial Visit to the Opening Ceremony of the Diet" painting. 1986: Assumed the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Nikikai. Awarded the Medal of Honor with Blue Ribbon. 1987: Died. Age 65. Awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class.