Saimyoji 1987

Masao Ido (1945-2016) Masao Ido was born in North-East China. He studied in Kyoto with Yoshida Koho and Otsubo Shigechika. Masao Ido belongs to the top group of established contemporary Japanese artists. His works are in the posession of the New York Modern Art Museum, the Boston Art Museum, the Kyoto and Tokyo National Museum, the Florence Municipal Museum and a few more. Until 1975 he exhibited in group exhibitions like Nitten - no longer. He can afford to exhibit in solo exhibitions all over the world and is to be seen on Japanese TV programs as a frequent guest. Exhibitions of Ido Masao 1998 - Solo Exhibition in Sendai. 1999 - Solo Exhibition in Tokyo. 2003 - Traveling Solo Exhibition, Japan. 2008 - Twenty years with CWAJ Print Show, Tokyo. Museum Collections Shaanxi, China. City of Florence, Italy. City of Graz, Austria. Chicago Botanic Garden. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Library of Congress, Washington DC.