Uragami Gyokudō
Illustration — Snow Sifted Through Frozen Clouds Hanging scroll, ink on paper, 133.3 cm × 56.6 cm (52.5 in × 22.3 in) Kawabata Memorial Hall, Kamakura, Kanagawa Uragami Gyokudō or Urakami Gyokudō (浦上玉堂 1745 - October 10, 1820) was a Japanese musician, painter, poet and calligrapher. He was born in Kamogata, Okayama. In his lifetime, he was best known as a player of the Chinese seven-string zither, the guqin, but people came to appreciate his paintings after his death.
Also recorded as Yūryō Uragami · Hitsu · Gyokudo · Ki
Uragami Gyokudō
Uragami Gyokudō · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund · CC0
- Born
- 1745 · Okayama.
- Died
- 1820 · Kyoto.
- Nationality
- Japan
- Occupation
- painter · poet · musician · calligrapher
- Known for
- Snow Sifted Through Frozen Clouds
- Languages
- Japanese
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Illustration — Snow Sifted Through Frozen Clouds Hanging scroll, ink on paper, 133.3 cm × 56.6 cm (52.5 in × 22.3 in) Kawabata Memorial Hall, Kamakura, Kanagawa Uragami Gyokudō or Urakami Gyokudō (浦上玉堂 1745 - October 10, 1820) was a Japanese musician, painter, poet and calligrapher. He was born in Kamogata, Okayama. In his lifetime, he was best known as a player of the Chinese seven-string zither, the guqin, but people came to appreciate his paintings after his death.
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His art features strong brushwork, often in patterns of strokes that build up a strong rhythm, and they reflect his musical compositions in relying on a limited number of possibilities that build up to powerful compositions. His Snow Sifted Through Frozen Clouds (紙本墨画凍雪篩雲図 shihon bokuga tōunshisetsuzu) is recognized as a National Treasure. After working as a samurai for the Ikeda daimyō, he left his position for ideological reasons to devote himself to travel and the arts. He named his sons ""Spring Qin" and "Autumn Qin." Gyokudō was expert in calligraphy, featuring clerical and running scripts, and he was a fine poet in Chinese. One of his music works, the Gyokudō kinpu 玉堂琴譜, is available online An excerpt is available Uragami Gyokudō and the chinese zither guqin based on the book Tall Mountains and Flowing Waters; The Arts of Uragami Gyokudō by Stephen Addiss, Univ. Of Hawaii Press, 1987,.
Uragami Shunkin is recorded as having studied under Uragami Gyokudō. The recorded working language is Japanese. Places of work recorded in the authority are Tokyo. Works named in the authority record are Snow Sifted Through Frozen Clouds. Work by Uragami Gyokudō is recorded in the collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Cincinnati Art Museum.
Wild Bridge, Poet's Walk, late 1700s–early 1800s, by Uragami Gyokudō
Uragami Gyokudō · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom
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1745
Uragami Gyokudō born at Okayama.
1820
Uragami Gyokudō died at Kyoto.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Yūryō Uragami, Hitsu, Gyokudo, Ki and Hakukyo. His recorded language was Japanese. One child is recorded: Uragami Shunkin. Formation and teaching. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
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