Chinatsu Ban (坂知夏 ''Ban Chinatsu'', born 1973) is a Japanese artist. Ban has a reputation as an artist drawing elephant and human figures on

rice paper Rice paper is a product constructed of paper-like materials made from different plants. These include: *''Thin peeled dried pith of Tetrapanax papyrifer'': A sheet-like "paper" material was used extensively in late 19th century Guangdong, China ...

. A sculpture, titled "V W X Yellow Elephant Underwear/H I J Kiddy Elephant", featured in an exhibit about modern Japanese culture called ''Little Boy: The Arts of Japan's Exploding Subculture''. Born in

Aichi Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,461,111 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the ...

, Ban graduated from

Tama Art University or is a private Art school, art university located in Tokyo, Japan. It is known as one of the top art schools in Japan. History The forerunner of Tamabi was Tama Imperial Art School (多摩帝国美術学校, Tama Teikoku Bijutsu Gakkō) fou ...

with a degree in oil painting in 1995.

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Japanese artists 1973 births Living people Artists from Aichi Prefecture {{Japan-artist-stub