Keibun Ōta
| Keibun Ōta おおた 慶文 |
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| Born |
Yoshifumi Ōta 太田 慶文 November 10, 1951 Haboro, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Known for | Illustration |
| Awards |
Best Work Award (1981, 1st Poetry and Fairy Tale Illustration Contest) 12th Sanrio Fine Arts Award (1986) |
Keibun Ōta (おおた慶文 Ōta Keibun?), real name Yoshifumi Ōta (太田慶文 Ōta Yoshifumi?), is a painter and illustrator born on November 10, 1951, in Haboro, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan. He is best known for his watercolor paintings of young girls and children. Ōta has multiple books in print which collect his works, and he has created illustrations for magazines, books, calendars, and posters, and has had multiple one-man exhibitions.
He currently lives in Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Ōta was born in Haboro, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan on 10 November 1951. He graduated from Hokkaido Bifuka High School. After moving to Tokyo to work as a freelance interior designer, he taught himself to paint and began doing work as an illustrator. In 1981, he won the Best Work Award at the 1st Poetry and Fairy Tale Illustration Contest sponsored by Sanrio. He won the 12th Sanrio Fine Arts Award in 1986.
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