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| − | Sadoyama Anken, also known by his [[Ryukyuan names|Chinese-style name]] Mao Changxi, was a [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] court painter. Named to that post at the age of 20, he is known for his ''[[ogoe]]'' (formal posthumous royal | + | Sadoyama Anken, also known by his [[Ryukyuan names|Chinese-style name]] Mao Changxi, was a [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] court painter. Named to that post at the age of 20, he is known for his ''[[ogoe]]'' (formal posthumous royal portraits) of King [[Sho Iku|Shô Iku]] and of a number of earlier kings of the kingdom,<ref>Nagatsu Teizô 永津禎三、"[https://www.ryukyubiken.com/第17回定例研究会 Shô ôke kakeizu to ogoe]"「尚王家家系図と御後絵」、self-published, 9 May 2024.</ref> and also for an [[1843]] painting of a rooster. |
| − | After the [[Ryukyu Shobun|fall of the kingdom]], Anken came to work for the industrial division of the [[Okinawa prefecture]] government, producing maps and technical drawings | + | After the [[Ryukyu Shobun|fall of the kingdom]], Anken came to work for the industrial division of the [[Okinawa prefecture]] government, producing maps and technical drawings.<ref name=junko>Junko Kobayashi, "The Demise of Ryukyuan Painting," Okinawan Art in its Regional Context symposium, University of East Anglia, Norwich, 10 Oct 2019.</ref> |
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| + | In [[1884]], his grandson [[Sadoyama Anho|Sadoyama Anhô]] submitted a number of works to the Second National Painting Exposition.<ref name=junko/> | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:09, 11 October 2024
Sadoyama Anken, also known by his Chinese-style name Mao Changxi, was a Ryukyuan court painter. Named to that post at the age of 20, he is known for his ogoe (formal posthumous royal portraits) of King Shô Iku and of a number of earlier kings of the kingdom,[1] and also for an 1843 painting of a rooster.
After the fall of the kingdom, Anken came to work for the industrial division of the Okinawa prefecture government, producing maps and technical drawings.[2]
In 1884, his grandson Sadoyama Anhô submitted a number of works to the Second National Painting Exposition.[2]
References
- "The Beauty of the Ryukyu Kingdom," gallery labels, Shuri castle, Jan 2017.
- ↑ Nagatsu Teizô 永津禎三、"Shô ôke kakeizu to ogoe"「尚王家家系図と御後絵」、self-published, 9 May 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Junko Kobayashi, "The Demise of Ryukyuan Painting," Okinawan Art in its Regional Context symposium, University of East Anglia, Norwich, 10 Oct 2019.
