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| *''Born: [[1859]]'' | | *''Born: [[1859]]'' |
| *''Died: 1944'' | | *''Died: 1944'' |
| + | *''Other Names'': 飯田新七 ''(Iida Shinshichi)'' |
| *''Japanese'': 飯田鉄三郎 ''(Iida Tetsusaburou)'' | | *''Japanese'': 飯田鉄三郎 ''(Iida Tetsusaburou)'' |
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| Iida Tetsusaburô was the fourth head of the [[Takashimaya]] corporation, which was begun by his grandfather, [[Iida Shinshichi I]], as a secondhand clothing shop in [[1831]]. | | Iida Tetsusaburô was the fourth head of the [[Takashimaya]] corporation, which was begun by his grandfather, [[Iida Shinshichi I]], as a secondhand clothing shop in [[1831]]. |
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− | Tetsusaburô was one of five sons of [[Iida Shinshichi II]] and his wife [[Iida Utako]]. He inherited control of the company from his older brother [[Iida Shinshichi III]] in [[1888]], and placed his younger brother Iida Tojirô in charge of the company's exports division. Tojirô then created within his division a studio where artists, including [[Takeuchi Seiho|Takeuchi Seihô]], produced designs for tapestries and other high-end [[textiles]]. | + | Tetsusaburô was one of five sons of [[Iida Shinshichi II]] and his wife [[Iida Utako]]. He inherited control of the company from his older brother [[Iida Shinshichi III]] in [[1888]], and placed his younger brother Iida Tojirô in charge of the company's exports division. Tojirô then created within his division a studio where artists, including [[Takeuchi Seiho|Takeuchi Seihô]] and members of the [[Kyoto Young Painters Study Group]], produced designs for tapestries and other high-end [[textiles]]. |
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− | The following year, in [[1889]], Tetsusaburô traveled to Europe and the United States, and attended the [[Exposition Universalle]] in Paris. | + | The following year, in [[1889]], Tetsusaburô traveled to Europe and the United States. During this trip, among many other activities, he attended the [[Exposition Universalle (1889)|Exposition Universalle]] in Paris. He took on the name Iida Shinshichi IV during his time as president of Takashimaya, from 1888-1919, and again from 1927-1942. His brother Masanosuke (1863-1939) served as president in the intervening time. The final brother, Tasaburô (1874-1919), was sent by the company to Lyons in 1897, though little is known about his career otherwise. |
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| + | Tetsusaburô (Shinshichi IV) was also, like his predecessors, involved in the art world, and frequently served as a member of the Kyoto jury which determined which artworks would be sent to expositions; Takashimaya frequently won awards for the pieces it showed at these competitions. |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
− | *Conant, Ellen. "Cut from Kyoto Cloth: Takeuchi Seihô and his Artistic Milieu." ''Impressions'' 33 (2012). p76. | + | *Conant, Ellen. "Cut from Kyoto Cloth: Takeuchi Seihô and his Artistic Milieu." ''Impressions'' 33 (2012). pp76, 91. |
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| [[Category:Meiji Period]] | | [[Category:Meiji Period]] |
| [[Category:Merchants]] | | [[Category:Merchants]] |