Kiyoshi yamashita biography examples

Japanese artist (1922–1971)

Kiyoshi Yamashita (山下 清, Yamashita Kiyoshi (born Seiji Obashi, 10 March 1922 – 12 July 1971) was a Japanese artist.

He is famous for his wanderings throughout Japan, during which he often wore a sleeveless undershirt, garnering the nickname "The Naked General."

Early life

Yamashita was born in Asakusa, Tokyo. At the age of three, he had an acute abdominal disorder which, although not life-threatening, left him with a mild speech impediment and some neurological damage.

At elementary school, Yamashita was the victim of bullying and on one occasion wounded a classmate with a knife.

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Because of this, his parents decided to move him to the Yahata institution for the mentally handicapped in Ichikawa, Chiba. His IQ was measured at 68.^[1] It was here he started to experiment using torn pieces of paper to create pictures.

His talent was recognised by mental health expert Ryuzaburo Shikiba, who organised an exhibition