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*Painter [[Hirai Baisen]] is born (d. 1969). | *Painter [[Hirai Baisen]] is born (d. 1969). | ||
*[[Kawanabe Kyosai|Kawanabe Kyôsai]] dies (b. [[1831]]). | *[[Kawanabe Kyosai|Kawanabe Kyôsai]] dies (b. [[1831]]). | ||
| + | *[[Mori Arinori]] is assassinated (b. [[1847]]). | ||
*[[Yanagi Soetsu|Yanagi Sôetsu]] is born (d. 1961). | *[[Yanagi Soetsu|Yanagi Sôetsu]] is born (d. 1961). | ||
Revision as of 22:02, 13 November 2013
Meiji 22 (明治二十二年)
Timeline of 1889
- 1889/1/14 A new portrait of Emperor Meiji is sketched by Edoardo Chiossone, on account of the emperor's refusal to be photographed.
- 1889/2/18 Tokyo Bijutsu Gakkô ("Tokyo School of Art") is founded.
- 1889/11/21 Kabuki-za opens.
Other Events of 1889
- Buddhist missionaries first arrive in Hawaii.
- Eiffel Tower is completed for the Paris Exhibition of 1889, and becomes the tallest manmade structure in the world.
- Pencil drawing is replaced with brush painting in the nationwide education system.
- The Meiji Art Society (Meiji Bijutsu-kai) is founded by yôga artists as a reaction to this, and to the exclusion of Western painting from the newly established Tokyo School of Art.
- The Meiji Constitution is promulgated.
- Playing card company Nintendo is founded.
- Yôga artist Yamamoto Hôsui opens his painting school, the Seikôkan.
Births and Deaths
- Painter Hirai Baisen is born (d. 1969).
- Kawanabe Kyôsai dies (b. 1831).
- Mori Arinori is assassinated (b. 1847).
- Yanagi Sôetsu is born (d. 1961).
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