Okakura Kakuzō
Okakura Kakuzō was a Japanese writer, art critic, curator and art historian (1863–1913). He was born at Yokohama and died at Myōkōkōgen.
Also recorded as Tenshin Okakura; Kakuzō Okakura; Okakura Kakuzo; Okakura Kakuzou; OKAKURA Tenshin.
Overview
Recorded at birth as 岡倉 角蔵.
Also worked under the name 岡倉 覚三.
Born at Yokohama in 1863, died at Myōkōkōgen in 1913.
Identity and origins
Okakura Kakuzō was recorded at birth as 岡倉 角蔵. He also worked under the name 岡倉 覚三. The authorities additionally record the headings Tenshin Okakura, Kakuzō Okakura, Okakura Kakuzo, Okakura Kakuzou and OKAKURA Tenshin. His recorded languages were Japanese and English.
Other recorded relations include Koshirō Okakura.
Formation and teaching
Okakura Kakuzō studied at Tokyo University, Ranshadō and Tokyo School of Foreign Languages. He trained under James Hamilton Ballagh and Seiko Okuhara.
As a teacher, Okakura Kakuzō is recorded in connection with Bisen Fukuda, Yokoyama Taikan, Kanzan Shimomura and Kogetsu Saigō. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
Career and activity
Okakura Kakuzō worked in philosophy, Japanese art, art criticism and cultural history.
He was employed by Senshu College, Ongaku Torishirabegakari, Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts, Tokyo National Museum and Museum of Fine Arts Boston. He belonged to American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Nihon Bijutsuin.
Catalogued works
42 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1905 to 1920.
Rokkakudō, dated 1905. The Book of Tea. The ideals of the East : with special reference to the art of Japan. Ideals of the East with special reference to the art of Japan. 岡倉天心集. 福澤諭吉, 中江篤介, 德富蘇峰, 三宅雄二郎, 岡倉覚三, 內村鑑三集. 东洋的理想. Cha no hon. Trà đạo. Japan's innate virility. Traditional Tea Ceremonies. the awakening of the east. Quotes about Tea and Life. Cerimonia Del Tè. G. Japan on CD. Moderne Probleme der Malerei. Les idéaux de l'Orient. Meanwhile, let us have a sip of tea. The Awakening of Japan / The Book of Tea. Zhongguo de mei shu ji qi ta. Tenshin zenshū. Okakura Tenshin shū. Zen Tea Ceremony. Book of Tea Annotated. Okakura Tenshin zenshū. Tenshin Sensei ōbun chosho shōyaku. Okakura Tenshin. Byakko. "Okakura Tenshin to Nihon bijutsu" ten. Tōyō no risō. Tenshin to sono shokan. Meditations on Tea. The heart of heaven. Okakura Kakuzo, collected English writings. The white fox. Tra dao. Ideals of the East, dated 1920. The Hō-ō-den (Phoenix hall). Okakura Tenshin shu. Collected English writings. The book of tea / by Okakura-Kakuzo., dated [1906], held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
8 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
PAN-ASYACILIK: OKAKURA TENSHİN (KAKUZŌ) VE ASYA ALGISI, History Studies, 2023. Select Annotated Bibliography of Okakura Kakuzō, Review of Japanese Culture and Society, 2012. Okakura Kakuzō: A Reintroduction, Review of Japanese Culture and Society, 2012. Okakura Kakuzō and the Osaka Painting Schools of the Tokugawa era, The Tokugawa World, 2021. Okakura Kakuzō as a Historian of Art, Review of Japanese Culture and Society, 2012. Excavating the Hall of Dreams: The Inventions of “Fine Art” and “Religion” in Japan, Religions, 2022. L’universalisme de l’esthétique chez Okakura Kakuzō (dit Tenshin) et Ernest Fenollosa : critique et actualité, Ebisu: Études Japonaises, 2013. Establishment of a Museum in Modern Japan: From the Perspective of the Influence of the South Kensington Museum, Museum, Materials and Discussions, 2026.
Naming and authority record
This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (115571566). Those registers additionally record the forms 岡倉角蔵, Gang cang Tian xin, Gangcang Tianxin, 岡倉, 天心, 岡倉, 覺三, Gang cang, Jiao san, Gangcang Jiaocang and Okakura Kakuzō.
Digitised editions and texts
8 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
茶の本 (2008) — Internet Archive. The ideals of the east, with special reference to the art of Japan (1920) — Internet Archive. The Ideals Of The East (1905) — Internet Archive. The book of tea : a Japanese harmony of art culture and the simple life (1919) — Internet Archive. The Awakening of JAPAN (1904) — Internet Archive. Moderne Probleme der Malerei; Vortrag, gehalten auf dem Kongress von St. Louis, 1904 (1907) — Internet Archive. The book of tea (1921) — Internet Archive. Exhibition of Recent Acquisitions in Chinese and Japanese Art: December 13, 1912, to January 15, 1913 (1912) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 21 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Okakura Kakuzō studied at Tokyo University, Ranshadō and Tokyo School of Foreign Languages. training under James Hamilton Ballagh and Seiko Okuhara is recorded. Bisen Fukuda, Yokoyama Taikan and Kanzan Shimomura are recorded as having studied under Okakura Kakuzō. the recorded working language is Japanese and English.
The field of work recorded is philosophy, Japanese art and art criticism.
Employment is recorded with Senshu College, Ongaku Torishirabegakari and Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Nihon Bijutsuin.
Works named in the authority record are The Book of Tea.
Work by Okakura Kakuzō is recorded in the collections of J. Paul Getty Museum.
Distinctions recorded are Order of the Rising Sun, 5th class.
Chronology
- 1863Okakura Kakuzō born at Yokohama.
- 1904The Awakening of JAPAN digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1905Rokkakudō.
- 1905The Ideals Of The East digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1907Moderne Probleme der Malerei; Vortrag, gehalten auf dem Kongress von St. Louis, 1904 digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1913Okakura Kakuzō died at Myōkōkōgen.
- 1919The book of tea : a Japanese harmony of art culture and the simple life digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1920The ideals of the east, with special reference to the art of Japan digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2008茶の本 digitised by Internet Archive.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
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“Okakura Kakuzō”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q942995: Okakura Kakuzō
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