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Koun Yamamoto (1896 – 1993) was a Japanese painter of the Nihonga genre, active primarily during the Shōwa period. He studied under Takeuchi Seihō, who was regarded as one of the founders of nihonga, who's works spanned half a century and he was regarded as master of the prewar Kyoto circle of painters. His real name was Risaburo Okada, who took on the name Koun Yamamoto as a stage name.

Biography
Yamamoto was born in 1896 in Kyoto.

Important works
Later in his life he returned to more traditional Japanese motifs and painted smaller animals such as cats and fish.