Zeshin played a role in the founding of the Japan Lacquerware Artists Society (''Nihon shikkô kai''), the ''[[Ryuchikai|Ryûchikai]]'' (Dragon Pond Society), and the Oriental Art Society (''[[Toyo Kaigakai|Tôyô Kaigakai]]''). In [[1890]], the year before his death, Zeshin was one of a number of artists to become the first to be named [[Imperial Household Artists]] (''Teishitsu gigeiin''). | Zeshin played a role in the founding of the Japan Lacquerware Artists Society (''Nihon shikkô kai''), the ''[[Ryuchikai|Ryûchikai]]'' (Dragon Pond Society), and the Oriental Art Society (''[[Toyo Kaigakai|Tôyô Kaigakai]]''). In [[1890]], the year before his death, Zeshin was one of a number of artists to become the first to be named [[Imperial Household Artists]] (''Teishitsu gigeiin''). |