Kawanabe Kyōsui
Kawanabe Kyōsui (河鍋 暁翠, December 10, 1868 – May 7, 1935) was a Meiji era painter for nihonga and ukiyoe.
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- Name
- Kawanabe Kyōsui
- Born
- December 10, 1868
- Died
- May 7, 1935
- Known for
- Ukiyoe, Nihonga
- Birthplace
- Edo, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Occupation
- painter · artist
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Kawanabe Kyōsui (河鍋 暁翠, December 10, 1868 – May 7, 1935) was a Meiji era painter for nihonga and ukiyoe.
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Kawanabe Kyōsui (1868–1935) was an artist and painter, of Japanese nationality. The artist was born in Tokyo. Kawanabe Kyōsui worked for Joshibi University of Art and Design.
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• Name — Kawanabe Kyōsui • Born — December 10, 1868 • Died — May 7, 1935 • Known for — Ukiyoe, Nihonga • Birthplace — Edo, Japan
Early Training
Early Training
Kyōsui learned painting with her father Kawanabe Kyōsai. Kyōsai encouraged his students to copy his work carefully to become proficient. As one of his students, Kyōsui became adept at this, producing works that to this day are indistinguishable from her father's, created in his name.
Paintings
• Illustration — Illustration of The Battle of Pungdo (朝鮮豊島沖海戦之図) drawn by Kyōsui in 1894 • Illustration — La Fontaine's fable The Mice in Council illustrated by Kyōsui in 1894 Kyōsui specialized in genres such as devotional Buddhist paintings, bijin-ga images and scenes from noh and kyōgen theater. She was accepted into the second Naikoku Kaiga Kyoshinkai (内国共進会, National Painting Competition) at age 17. She also depicted room interiors. A large collection of Kyōsui's work is housed in the Kawanabe Kyosai Memorial Museum Ja in Warabi in Saitama. Her work can also be found in the British Museum collection.
University professorship
In 1902, the year after it opened, Kyōsui became the first female professor at the arts institution, Private Women's School of Fine Arts which later became Joshibi University of Art and Design.
Kawanabe Kyōsui, 16126.d.2(76)-The Battle of Pungdo
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Etiqueta femenina: concurso poético, de Kawanabe Gyōsui (o Kyōsui). Xilografía japonesa nishiki-e (tríptico). Tokyo, 1894. Forma parte de la colección Pasamar-Onila, cedida para la exposición 'Somos el sol. Mujeres artistas en las colecciones de Asia Oriental' celebrada en el Museo de Zaragoza (España) de marzo a junio de 2023.
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- 1.Collections Online British Museum. www.britishmuseum.org.
- 2.Gordenker, Alice. Legacy of genius: Kyosai and Kyosui. The Japan Times. 2018-04-17.
- 3.Jordan, Brenda G. Copying the Master and Stealing His Secrets: Talent and Training in Japanese Painting. University of Hawaii Press. 113. 2003. 0824826086.
- 4.公益財団法人 河鍋暁斎記念美術館. kyosai-museum.jp.
- 5.Treasures of the Library. SISJAC.
- 6.painting; hanging scroll; storage box British Museum. The British Museum.
- 7.父親譲りの画力！河鍋暁斎の娘「河鍋暁翠」もまた浮世絵師としての才能に満ちていた : Japaaan. Japaaan - 日本文化と今をつなぐウェブマガジン.
- 8.English 女子美術大学・女子美術大学短期大学部. www.joshibi.ac.jp.
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