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Sanzō Wada

costume designer (1883-1967)
Person human Q544404

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
March 3, 1883, 1883[11]
Date of death
August 22, 1967, 1967[12]
Place of birth
Hyōgo Prefecture, Ikuno[10]
Place of death
Tokyo Teishin Hospital
Country of citizenship
Japan, Empire of Japan[14][15]
Occupation
costume designer, painter, printmaker, designer, art historian
Employer
Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts[19]
Field of work
painting, textile design, color perception[16][17][18]
Educated at
Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts[20]
Award received
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color, Person of Cultural Merit, Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class[22][23][24]
Notable work
South Wind[21]
Cause of death
aspiration pneumonia[29]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color[32]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Japanese, English[33][34]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[38]
Family name
Wada[30]
Has works in the collection
The National Museum of Modern Art[37]
Manner of death
natural causes[31]
Member of
Japan Art Academy, Japan Color Research Institute, Genyōsha[25][26][27]
Name in kana
わだ さんぞう[36]
Name in native language
和田三造[35]
P14750
5FA2-32DF-8440-6847-5FCA[39]
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Place of burial
Aoyama Cemetery[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sanzō Wada de Sanzo Wada de Wada Sanzo de Wada Sanzō de Wada Sanzou fa سانزو وادا ja 和田三造 ko 와다 산조 pl Sanzou Wada pl Sanzo Wada ru Вада, Сандзо ru Сандзо Вада
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
0000000082447471
VIAF cluster ID
60471398
Library of Congress authority ID
n83327741
GND ID
1057988065
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Wada Sanzō.png ↗
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
6971
Artists of the World ID
00001863
Artnet artist ID
sanzo-wada
AskArt person ID
11183863
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
17158827h
British Museum person or institution ID
7203
CANTIC ID
981058613197006706
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CiNii Research ID
1140282266611258240
Europeana entity
agent/base/16498
FAST ID
1952319
Filmweb.pl person ID
909873
Freebase ID
/m/03d070_
IMDb ID
nm0905272
Invaluable.com person ID
5wkxkihcyu
Japan Search name ID
和田三造
Kinobox person ID
436602
MYmovies person ID
118059
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01266455
NDL Authority ID
00089958
NL CR AUT ID
jo20231189680
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987010649605505171
National Research Institute for Cultural Properties artist ID
9183
SBN author ID
VEAV548259
Tabakalera ID
122737
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJr3ByhYQBQQqb3pRDDKBP
Yale LUX ID
person/88e62504-0923-4bc8-923f-a1a6dcf0f40d

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
painter, designer, costume designer, printmaker
Member of 3
Genyōsha, Japan Art Academy, Japan Color Research Institute
Country of citizenship 2
Japan, Empire of Japan
Field of work 2
painting, textile design
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Japanese
Place of birth 2
Hyōgo Prefecture, Ikuno
Award received 1
Person of Cultural Merit
Cause of death 1
aspiration pneumonia
Has works in the collection 1
The National Museum of Modern Art
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of burial 1
Aoyama Cemetery
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Sanzō Wada was born on March 3, 1883[1], in Hyōgo Prefecture[2]. He died on August 22, 1967[3], in Tokyo Teishin Hospital[4]. He worked as a costume designer[5], painter[6], printmaker[7], designer[8], and art historian[9].

FAQs

Where was Sanzō Wada born?

Sanzō Wada's place of birth was Hyōgo Prefecture[2].

Where did Sanzō Wada die?

Sanzō Wada passed away in Tokyo Teishin Hospital[4].

What did Sanzō Wada do for work?

Sanzō Wada worked as a costume designer[5], painter[6], printmaker[7], designer[8], and art historian[9].

Where did Sanzō Wada go to school?

Sanzō Wada was educated at Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts[20].

What awards did Sanzō Wada receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color[22], Person of Cultural Merit[23], and Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class[24].

Related Entities

Japan Japan Color Research Institute The National Museum of Modern Art

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Article database of deceased artists. wikidata.org.
  4. [28] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . kotobank.jp. kotobank.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . kotobank.jp. kotobank.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . kotobank.jp. kotobank.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . kotobank.jp. kotobank.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . Article database of deceased artists. wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . european-art.net. european-art.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . tobunken.go.jp. tobunken.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Article database of deceased artists. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → costume designer, painter, printmaker +2
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  2. 25w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Japan Art Academy, Japan Color Research Institute, Genyōsha
    Family name → Wada
    Instance of → —
    Notable work → —
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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