Shibata Zeshin

Shibata Zeshin (1807–1891) was a Japanese painter and printmaker.

Also recorded as Zeshin Shibata; Tairyūkyo; Tanzen; Junzō; Koma; Zeshin.

Shibata Zeshin in brief

Born
1807
Died
1891
Known for
painter and printmaker
Place of birth
Ryōgoku
Contents

Overview

Born at Ryōgoku in 1807, died at Asakusa-ku in 1891.

In detail

training under Katsukawa Shuntei, Katsukawa Shunshō and Okamoto Toyohiko is recorded. Taishin Ikeda is recorded as having studied under Shibata Zeshin.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Japan. Positions recorded include Imperial Household Artist.

Work by Shibata Zeshin is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Ashmolean Museum and National Museum of World Cultures.

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.

    “Shibata Zeshin”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2386947: Shibata Zeshin

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Elsewhere in Prints

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