Watanabe Kazan

Watanabe Kazan (1793–1841) was a Japanese painter and writer.

Also recorded as Gūkaidō; Sadayasu Watanabe; Shian Watanabe; Noboru Watanabe; Watanabe Sadayasu.

Watanabe Kazan in brief

Born
1793
Died
1841
Known for
painter and writer
Place of birth
Miyakezaka
Contents

Overview

Recorded at birth as 定静.

Also worked under the name 登 and 文忠院崋山伯登居士.

Born at Miyakezaka in 1793, died at Ikenohara Park in 1841.

In detail

training under Tani Bunchō, Satō Issai and Matsuzaki Kōdō is recorded. Tsubaki Chinzan, Hankō Fukuda and Hirai Kensai are recorded as having studied under Watanabe Kazan. the recorded working language is Japanese.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Osaka. Positions recorded include karō. Membership is recorded of Shōshikai.

Works named in the authority record are Shinkiron and Portrait of Takami Senseki.

Work by Watanabe Kazan is recorded in the collections of National Museum of World Cultures, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Seattle Art Museum and Harvard Art Museums.

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.

    “Watanabe Kazan”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3130609: Watanabe Kazan

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