Sonsai

Sonsai was a Japanese painter, collector and brewer (1736–1802). He was born at Horie and died at Senba.

Also recorded as Kimura Kenkadō; Sansai; Kimura Kenkado; Kenkado Kimura.

Sonsai in brief

Born
1736
Died
1802
Known for
painter, collector and brewer
Place of birth
Horie
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Recognition and collections

Work by Sonsai is held by Minneapolis Institute of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, Cleveland Museum of Art and Harvard Art Museums.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Sonsai may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Sonsai is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q3490716.

Chronology

  1. 1736Sonsai born at Horie.
  2. 1736Sonsai was born in 1736 at Horie.
  3. 1802Sonsai died at Senba.
  4. 1802Sonsai died in 1802 at Senba.

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.

    “Kimura Kenkadō”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3490716: Sonsai

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