Saburō Masu

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameSaburō•Masu
Used nameSaburō•Masu
Original name益•三郎
Other namesShumin Ota, 太田秋民 (おおた しゅうみん)
Born1884 in Hirata, Ishikawa district, Fukushima (JPN)
Died15 May 1950
NOC Japan

Biography

Shumin Ota, born as Saburō Masu, graduated from Japanese painting department of the Tokyo School of Fine Arts and became a student of Kanpo Araki and, after his death, of his adopted son Jippo Araki. His works were presented at the Bunten and later the Emperor’s Exhibition, winning the first prize in 1917. In 1924, he participated in a joint exhibition with local artists in China. Ota specialized in painting flowers and birds. He served as director of the Fukuyo Art Association and became a member of the Todai Japanese Painting Association. In 1945 he evacuated to Fukushima City, where he served as a judge at the first three prefectural exhibitions. After he lost his wife and two of his children at an early age, he died soon afterwards.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Art Competitions JPN Shumin Ota
Painting, Unknown Event, Open (Olympic) AC

Errata

Year of birth also seen as 1881.