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Born into a samurai family, the son of an imperial bodyguard, Kamisaka Sekka originally trained in the [[Shijo school|Shijô school]] style of painting from age 16 to 26, before turning to Rinpa.<ref>Gallery label, "Fishermen at Dawn," LACMA, M.2009.102.</ref> He traveled to the Glasgow World's Exposition in [[1910]], where he was exposed to [[Art Nouveau]], and soon after his return to Japan, found a renewed interest in decorative arts & objects, and began working with laquerers, potters, and textile artists.
Born into a samurai family, the son of an imperial bodyguard, Kamisaka Sekka originally trained in the [[Shijo school|Shijô school]] style of painting from age 16 to 26, before turning to Rinpa.<ref>Gallery label, "Fishermen at Dawn," LACMA, M.2009.102.</ref> He traveled to the Glasgow World's Exposition in [[1910]], where he was exposed to [[Art Nouveau]], and soon after his return to Japan, found a renewed interest in decorative arts & objects, and began working with laquerers, potters, and textile artists.
One of Sekka's most famous works is the ''Momoyogusa'', a three-volume set of woodblock printed albums published in [[1910]]. Each page of the albums is a reproduction of an individual painted image fully resembling Sekka's painted Rinpa style; these include a wide range of subjects, from flowers and leaves to birds, landscapes, and historical figures. The calligraphy on the album's cover was by [[Tomioka Tessai]].
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==References==
==References==
*Gallery label, "Autumn Maple," LACMA, M.2002.5.
*Gallery label, "Autumn Maple," LACMA, M.2002.5.
*Gallery labels & interactive exhibit, "Momoyogusa," Metropolitan Museum.
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