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| + | [[File:Zeshin-jubako.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A tiered food box (''jûbako'') by Zeshin, in the collection of the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]]] |
| *''Born: [[1807]]/2/7'' | | *''Born: [[1807]]/2/7'' |
| *''Died: [[1891]]/7/13'' | | *''Died: [[1891]]/7/13'' |
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| Zeshin was born in Tachibana-machi 2-chôme (east of [[Nihonbashi]]), and began practicing lacquerware techniques under [[Koma Kansai]]<!--古満寛哉--> from age 11. In [[1822]], he then began studying [[Maruyama-Shijo school|Maruyama-Shijô style]] painting under [[Suzuki Nanrei]]<!--鈴木南嶺-->. He moved to [[Kyoto]] in [[1830]], and studied for a time under [[Okamoto Toyohiko]] before returning to Tokyo. He made a home at Asakusa 1-chôme, calling his home ''Tairyûkyo'' (対柳居). | | Zeshin was born in Tachibana-machi 2-chôme (east of [[Nihonbashi]]), and began practicing lacquerware techniques under [[Koma Kansai]]<!--古満寛哉--> from age 11. In [[1822]], he then began studying [[Maruyama-Shijo school|Maruyama-Shijô style]] painting under [[Suzuki Nanrei]]<!--鈴木南嶺-->. He moved to [[Kyoto]] in [[1830]], and studied for a time under [[Okamoto Toyohiko]] before returning to Tokyo. He made a home at Asakusa 1-chôme, calling his home ''Tairyûkyo'' (対柳居). |
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− | Zeshin played a role in the founding of the Japan Lacquerware Artists Society (''Nihon shikkô kai''), the ''[[Ryuchikai|Ryûchikai]]'' (Dragon Pond Society), and the Oriental Art Society (''[[Toyo Kaigakai|Tôyô Kaigakai]]'').
| + | His works include lacquer paintings known as ''[[urushi-e]]'', as well as lacquerware boxes and the like. In both, he made extensive use of metals - including not just gold and silver, but also copper, bronze, and iron - as well as other materials to create novel effects. In a number of his works, he experimented with materials in attempts to emulate or reproduce the appearance and/or texture of [[yoga|Western oil painting]]. |
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− | He died on July 13, [[1891]], and is buried at [[Shofuku-ji|Shôfuku-ji]] in the Asakusa neighborhood of [[Tokyo]]. | + | Zeshin played a role in the founding of the Japan Lacquerware Artists Society (''Nihon shikkô kai''), the ''[[Ryuchikai|Ryûchikai]]'' (Dragon Pond Society), and the Oriental Art Society (''[[Toyo Kaigakai|Tôyô Kaigakai]]''). In [[1890]], the year before his death, Zeshin was one of a number of artists to become the first to be named [[Imperial Household Artists]] (''Teishitsu gigeiin''). |
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| + | He died on July 13, [[1891]], and is buried at [[Shofuku-ji (Tokyo)|Shôfuku-ji]] in the Asakusa neighborhood of [[Tokyo]]. He was so well-known in the Western world that the ''Times of London'' devoted a full page to his obituary.<ref>Gallery labels, "Temple in Autumn Rain," LACMA.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/14538753189/in/dateposted-public/]</ref> |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| *Plaque on-site at Shôfuku-ji. | | *Plaque on-site at Shôfuku-ji. |
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| [[Category:Artists and Artisans]] | | [[Category:Artists and Artisans]] |
| [[Category:Edo Period]] | | [[Category:Edo Period]] |
| [[Category:Meiji Period]] | | [[Category:Meiji Period]] |