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| *''Birth: [[1859]]'' | | *''Birth: [[1859]]'' |
| *''Death: 1920'' | | *''Death: 1920'' |
− | *''Japanese'': 尾形 月耕 ''(Ogata Gekkou)'' | + | *''Japanese'': [[尾形]] 月耕 ''(Ogata Gekkou)'' |
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| Ogata Gekkô was a painter and [[woodblock printing|woodblock print]] artist of the ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' genre. | | Ogata Gekkô was a painter and [[woodblock printing|woodblock print]] artist of the ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' genre. |
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− | Gekkô's work was originally closely based upon that of [[Kikuchi Yosai|Kikuchi Yôsai]], and the artist was also inspired by [[Hokusai]], creating a series of one hundred prints of [[Mount Fuji]]. However, he did develop his own style, with significant stylistic elements from ''[[nihonga]]''. His works were exhibited at a number of exhibitions, both those held domestically by the [[Ministry of Education]] and internationally. His works were seen in [[World's Columbian Exposition|Chicago in 1893]], [[Exposition Universelle (1900)|Paris in 1900]], and London in 1910. | + | Gekkô's work was originally closely based upon that of [[Kikuchi Yosai|Kikuchi Yôsai]], and the artist was also inspired by [[Hokusai]], creating a series of one hundred prints of [[Mount Fuji]]. However, he did develop his own style, with significant stylistic elements from ''[[nihonga]]''. His works were exhibited at a number of exhibitions, both those held domestically by the [[Ministry of Education]] and internationally. His works were seen in [[World's Columbian Exposition|Chicago in 1893]], [[Exposition Universelle (1900)|Paris in 1900]], and [[Japan-British Exhibition|London in 1910]]. |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
− | *Frederic, Louis (2002). "Ogata Gekkō." ''Japan Encyclopedia.'' Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. | + | *Frederic, Louis (2002). "Ogata Gekkô." ''Japan Encyclopedia.'' Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. |
| *Lane, Richard (1978). "Images of the Floating World." Old Saybrook, CT: Konecky & Konecky. | | *Lane, Richard (1978). "Images of the Floating World." Old Saybrook, CT: Konecky & Konecky. |
| *''This article was written by [[User:LordAmeth]] and contributed to both S-A and Wikipedia; the author gives permission for his work to be used in this way.'' | | *''This article was written by [[User:LordAmeth]] and contributed to both S-A and Wikipedia; the author gives permission for his work to be used in this way.'' |