Kawai Gyokudō
Kawai Gyokudō (1873–1957) was a Japanese painter.
Also recorded as Yoshisaburo Kawai · Gyokushu · Gyokudo Kawai · Guan
Biography
Recorded at birth as 川合 芳三郎.
Also worked under the name 川合 玉堂.
Born at Haguri district in 1873, died in Mita in 1957.
Training under Mochizuki Gyokusen, Kōno Bairei and Hashimoto Gahō is recorded. Terukata Ikeda, Ikeda Shōen and Tamon Yamauchi are recorded as having studied under Kawai Gyokudō. The recorded working language is Japanese.
The field of work recorded is painting and Nihonga.
Employment is recorded with Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts. Positions recorded include Imperial Household Artist.
Work by Kawai Gyokudō is recorded in the collections of Yale University Art Gallery, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Edo-Tokyo Museum, Gyokudō Art Museum and Ōita Prefectural Art Museum.
Distinctions recorded are Order of Culture, Legion of Honour, Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class and Person of Cultural Merit.
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Haguri district
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Mita
Death place
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