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*''Born: [[1853]]''
*''Died: [[1910]]''
*''Japanese'': 川島甚兵衛 ''(Kawashima Jinbee)''
Kawashima Jinbei II was a [[Nishijin]]-based [[clothing|kimono]] dealer, the son of [[Kawashima Jinbei I]].
His childhood name was Benjirô (弁次郎).
He took over his father's business in [[1879]], and traveled to Europe in [[1886]], where he studied [[textiles]] at Gobelins in France, among other major cultural centers. After his return to Japan, he contributed significantly to the improvement of Japanese methods of hand-woven brocade, including ''[[tsuzure nishiki]]'' and ''[[kara nishiki]]''.
==References==
*Conant, Ellen. "Cut from Kyoto Cloth: Takeuchi Seihô and his Artistic Milieu." ''Impressions'' 33 (2012). p75.
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%B7%9D%E5%B3%B6%E7%94%9A%E5%85%B5%E8%A1%9B Kawashima Jinbee]." ''Hyakka jiten Mypedia'' 百科事典マイペディア. Hitachi Solutions, 2010.
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
*''Died: [[1910]]''
*''Japanese'': 川島甚兵衛 ''(Kawashima Jinbee)''
Kawashima Jinbei II was a [[Nishijin]]-based [[clothing|kimono]] dealer, the son of [[Kawashima Jinbei I]].
His childhood name was Benjirô (弁次郎).
He took over his father's business in [[1879]], and traveled to Europe in [[1886]], where he studied [[textiles]] at Gobelins in France, among other major cultural centers. After his return to Japan, he contributed significantly to the improvement of Japanese methods of hand-woven brocade, including ''[[tsuzure nishiki]]'' and ''[[kara nishiki]]''.
==References==
*Conant, Ellen. "Cut from Kyoto Cloth: Takeuchi Seihô and his Artistic Milieu." ''Impressions'' 33 (2012). p75.
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%B7%9D%E5%B3%B6%E7%94%9A%E5%85%B5%E8%A1%9B Kawashima Jinbee]." ''Hyakka jiten Mypedia'' 百科事典マイペディア. Hitachi Solutions, 2010.
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]