Itō Jakuchū
Itō Jakuchū was a Japanese painter, greengrocer and wholesaler (1716–1800). He was born in Nishiki Market and died in Manpuku-ji Temple.
Also recorded as Jakuchū · Jokin Itō · Shunkyō · Kingai Koji
Itō Jakuchū
Kubota Beisen · Shōkoku-ji · Public domain
- Born
- 1716 · Nishiki Market.
- Died
- 1800 · Manpuku-ji Temple.
- Nationality
- Japan
- Occupation
- painter · greengrocer · wholesaler
- Teachers
- Ōoka Shunboku
- Known for
- Cranes · Colorful Realm of Living Beings · Roosters and Hens
- Languages
- Japanese
In this article
Identity and origins
Training under Ōoka Shunboku is recorded. The recorded working language is Japanese. Works named in the authority record are Cranes, Colorful Realm of Living Beings and Roosters and Hens. Work by Itō Jakuchū is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, National Gallery of Victoria, National Museum of World Cultures and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The authorities additionally record the headings Jakuchū, Jokin Itō, Shunkyō, Kingai Koji and Jokin. His recorded language was Japanese.
Hotei by Itō Jakuchū, Homma Museum of Art, Sakata, Yamagata, Japan
Itō Jakuchū
"Roses and Parrot", from the set of six Flowers and Birds prints made with original painting by Itō Jakuchū (1716 – 1800). Reproduced in Meiji Period or after 1868.
ITOH Jakuchu · British Museum Collection database
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1716
Itō Jakuchū was born in 1716 at Nishiki Market.
1800
Itō Jakuchū died in 1800 at Manpuku-ji Temple.
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
Nishiki Market.
Birth place
Manpuku-ji Temple.
Death place
Primary material
Documents and archives
scholarly publication
- Eight. Multiple Commemorations: The Vegetable Nehan of Itō Jakuchū, Flowing Traces, 1992
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 1992
- Itō Jakuchū, Oxford Art Online, 2003
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2003
authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 118998706, Itō, Jakuchū.
Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500118864, Itō Jakuchū.
Unverified · The Getty Research Institute
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1240575: Itō Jakuchū
Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
- “Itō Jakuchū”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Literature
Scholarly footprint
A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Citations
References
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scholarly publication
Eight. Multiple Commemorations: The Vegetable Nehan of Itō Jakuchū, Flowing Traces, 1992Crossref registry
Verifiedscholarly publication
Itō Jakuchū, Oxford Art Online, 2003Crossref registry
Verifiedauthority file
Gemeinsame Normdatei 118998706, Itō, Jakuchū.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Partially resolvedauthority file
Getty Union List of Artist Names 500118864, Itō Jakuchū.The Getty Research Institute
Partially resolvedreference work
Wikidata, structured authority record Q1240575: Itō JakuchūWikimedia Foundation
Partially resolvedreference work
Partially resolved
Held on the record
Further particulars
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Those registers additionally record the forms 伊藤若冲, Shunkyō, 伊藤若沖, Ito, Shunkyo, Tō, Keiwa, Jakuchū koji, Itô, Jokin and 伊藤, 若沖.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
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