Yamashita Rin was a painter of icons for the Japanese Orthodox Church. She was one of the first independent Japanese female artists, the first recognized female yōga painter. She studied in Russia, and her work can be found in over forty churches across Japan.
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![The Resurrection by Yamashita Rin in the Hermitage, commissioned by Nicholas of Japan for the 1891 visit of Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich[3]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Resurrection_by_Yamashita_Rin_%28Hermitage%29.jpg/500px-Resurrection_by_Yamashita_Rin_%28Hermitage%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
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About this person
Country
JapanCategory
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1857 to 1939 · aged 81
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9 languages
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