小豆沢 禮

Azukizawa Rei (1922–2011) was a Nihonga (Japanese-style) painter born in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture. His surname is also written 小豆澤. After graduating from the Kyoto City Specialist School of Painting (now Kyoto City University of Arts) in 1944, he studied under Ikeda Yoson and taught art at junior high schools in Shimane Prefecture until 1978. His work was accepted 31 times at the Nitten (Japan Fine Arts Exhibition), where he became an associate member (kaiyu), and 27 times at the Nisshunten, where he won an encouragement prize. He also received a prize at the Kyoten (Kyoto City Art Exhibition), the Kanten Prize and the Gaimu Prize, and Kyoto Prefecture acquired his work. He chaired the Shimane Nihonga Association and taught at the culture school of the San'in Chuo Shimpo newspaper, contributing to Nihonga in Shimane.