Naitō Masato

Professor at Keiō University and president of the International Ukiyo-e Society. Born in Nagoya in 1963. Earned his doctorate in art from Keiō. Took his present post after serving as chief curator at the Idemitsu Museum of Arts. His research focuses primarily on the art history of the Edo period, particularly ukiyo-e and Rinpa-school Japanese painting. His publications include Hokusai e no shōtai (An Invitation to the World of Hokusai) and Motto shiritai Utagawa Hiroshige (Learning More about Utagawa Hiroshige).