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Takahashi Yuichi was a pioneer of Western-style oil painting, or ''[[yoga|yôga]]''. | Takahashi Yuichi was a pioneer of Western-style oil painting, or ''[[yoga|yôga]]''. | ||
| − | He studied under [[Kawakami Togai|Kawakami Tôgai]], among others.<ref>Conrad Schirokauer, David Lurie, and Suzanne Gay, ''A Brief History of Japanese Civilization'', Wadsworth Cengage (2013), 181. </ref> | + | He studied under [[Kawakami Togai|Kawakami Tôgai]], among others.<ref>Conrad Schirokauer, David Lurie, and Suzanne Gay, ''A Brief History of Japanese Civilization'', Wadsworth Cengage (2013), 181. </ref> He lived in [[Shanghai]] for several years from [[1871]]-[[1873]], during which time he may have had more contact with Western art. He then returned to Japan and established his own art school at [[Nihonbashi]] in 1873. |
| − | Among Yuichi's most famous works are a portrait of the [[Meiji Emperor]] completed in [[1880]],<ref>Schirokauer, et al., 179.</ref> and a still life of a salmon on a wooden board (both painted on canvas); he is known for his exceptional realism. | + | Among Yuichi's most famous works are a portrait of the [[Meiji Emperor]] completed in [[1880]],<ref>Schirokauer, et al., 179.</ref> and a still life of a salmon on a wooden board (both painted on canvas) which caused a sensation when shown in [[1877]]; he is known for his exceptional realism. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| + | *Michael Sullivan, ''The Meeting of Eastern and Western Art'', University of California Press (1989), 121-122. | ||
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[[Category:Meiji Period]] | [[Category:Meiji Period]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:56, 30 December 2013
Takahashi Yuichi was a pioneer of Western-style oil painting, or yôga.
He studied under Kawakami Tôgai, among others.[1] He lived in Shanghai for several years from 1871-1873, during which time he may have had more contact with Western art. He then returned to Japan and established his own art school at Nihonbashi in 1873.
Among Yuichi's most famous works are a portrait of the Meiji Emperor completed in 1880,[2] and a still life of a salmon on a wooden board (both painted on canvas) which caused a sensation when shown in 1877; he is known for his exceptional realism.
References
- Michael Sullivan, The Meeting of Eastern and Western Art, University of California Press (1989), 121-122.
