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tomoko konoike
 tomoko konoike
tomoko konoike

tomoko konoike -lrb- 鴻池朋子 -rrb- -lrb- born akita , japan , 1960 -rrb- is a japanese artist .
a graduate of the tokyo national university of fine arts and music , konoike has come to prominence through nihonga-styled surreal paintings and installations that often feature wolves and other regular motifs .
the artist lives and works near the akihabara area of tokyo .
