Senpan Maekawa

Senpan Maekawa was a Japanese illustrator, printmaker, painter, wood engraver, graphic artist and caricaturist (1888–1960). He was born at Kyoto and died at Tokyo.

Also recorded as Maekawa Senpan; Sempan Maekawa; Maekawa Sempan.

Senpan Maekawa in brief

Born
1888
Died
1960
Known for
illustrator, printmaker, painter, wood engraver, graphic artist, caricaturist and draftsperson
Place of birth
Kyoto
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Catalogued works

8 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1921 to 1960.

A Cartoon Handscroll of the 53 Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido Gojusan-tsugi manga emaki), dated 1921, held by Q847508, inventory 2010.246. One Hundred Views of New Tokyo. Titmouse and Girl, dated 1955, color woodblock print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1959.583. A Flower Seller, dated 1951, color woodblock print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1953.443. Plum Orchard at Yoshino, dated 1943, color woodblock print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1961.972. Night View of Shinjuku, from the series Recollections of Tokyo, dated 1945, color woodblock print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1990.337.15. Titmouse and Bird Cage, dated 1960, color woodblock print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1970.1064. Evening Moon and Foal, dated 1955, color woodblock print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1970.1063.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

Q847508: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Maekawa, Sempan, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Maekawa [Mayekawa], Kunio, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Chaudhari, Habermeier, and Maekawa Respond:, Physical Review Letters, 1986.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 5 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 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1888Senpan Maekawa born at Kyoto.
  2. 1921A Cartoon Handscroll of the 53 Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido Gojusan-tsugi manga emaki) (Q847508).
  3. 1943Plum Orchard at Yoshino (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  4. 1945Night View of Shinjuku, from the series Recollections of Tokyo (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  5. 1951A Flower Seller (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  6. 1955Titmouse and Girl (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  7. 1960Senpan Maekawa died at Tokyo.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Chaudhari, Habermeier, and Maekawa Respond:, Physical Review Letters, 1986

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Maekawa [Mayekawa], Kunio, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Maekawa, Sempan, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Senpan Maekawa.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  5. 5.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q23061148: Senpan Maekawa

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  6. 6.

    “Senpan Maekawa”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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