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*''Born: [[1679]]''

*''Born: [[1679]]''

*''Japanese'': [[木村]] 探元 ''(Kimura Tangen)''

*''Japanese'': [[木村]] 探元 ''(Kimura Tangen)''

Kimura Tangen was a notable painter of the [[Edo period]].

Kimura Tangen was a notable painter of the [[Edo period]].

Born in [[Kagoshima]] City in [[1679]], he traveled to [[Edo]] at the age of 25, where he studied painting under [[Kano Tanshin|Kanô Tanshin]].

Born in [[Kagoshima]] City in [[1679]], he traveled to [[Edo]] in [[1703]], at the age of 25, where he studied painting under [[Kano Tanshin|Kanô Tanshin]]. He returned to Kagoshima two years later, and became a court painter for the [[Shimazu clan]] lords of [[Satsuma han]]. He was later invited to [[Kyoto]] to produce works for the [[Konoe family]], and was eventually granted the honorary Buddhist title of ''hôkyô'' ("Bridge of the Law").

Among his notable works were ''[[fusuma]]'' paintings for the decor of the ''[[honmaru]]'' palace of [[Kagoshima castle]], and for a mansion of the [[Konoe family]].

Among his notable works are ''[[fusuma]]'' paintings for the decor of the ''[[honmaru]]'' palace of [[Kagoshima castle]], and for a mansion of the Konoe family, as well as a portrait of [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] scholar-official [[Tei Junsoku]].

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==References==

==References==

*Plaque at the site of Kimura's birthplace in Kagoshima.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/19660515712/in/photostream/]

*Plaque at the site of Tangen's birthplace in Kagoshima.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/19660515712/in/photostream/]

[[Category:Edo Period]]

[[Category:Edo Period]]

[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]

[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]