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*''Born: [[1853]]''
*''Born: [[1853]]/5/22''
*''Died: [[1910]]''
*''Died: [[1910]]/5/5''
*''Japanese'': 川島甚兵衛 ''(Kawashima Jinbee)''
*''Japanese'': 川島甚兵衛 ''(Kawashima Jinbee)''
Kawashima Jinbei II was a [[Nishijin]]-based [[clothing|kimono]] dealer, the son of [[Kawashima Jinbei I]].
Kawashima Jinbei II was a [[Nishijin]]-based [[clothing|kimono]] dealer, the eldest son of [[Kawashima Jinbei I]].
His childhood name was Benjirô (弁次郎).
His childhood name was Benjirô (弁次郎); from an early age, he was immersed in the world of [[textiles]].
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]]''.
He took over his father's business, the Ueda-ya, upon his father's death in [[1879]]. Jinbei experimented with creating textiles as art objects, including reproductions of paintings as tapestries, and submitted some of these works to major competitions and exhibitions. One of these pieces attracted the attention of Senior Vice [[Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce|Minister of Agriculture and Commerce]], [[kazoku|Viscount]] [[Shinagawa Yajiro|Shinagawa Yajirô]], with whose favor, Jinbei was then able to travel to Europe in [[1885]] to [[1886]]. There, he studied [[textiles]] at Gobelins in France, among other major cultural centers, including Berlin. He returned to Japan after roughly a year and a half overseas, in order to take part in producing works for the [[Tokyo Imperial Palace|Imperial Palace]]. After his return to Japan, Jinbei contributed significantly to the improvement of Japanese textile production methods, introducing new techniques, materials, and equipment he obtained or learned about in Europe. He was particularly influential in the advancement of techniques in hand-woven brocade, including ''[[tsuzure nishiki]]'' and ''[[kara nishiki]]'', and is seen as a pioneer in the expansion of Nishijin production to adapt to foreign markets.
He produced numerous tapestries and other now-famous works, including a reproduction of [[Ito Jakuchu|Itô Jakuchû's]] "Plants and Animals" scrolls, and won numerous prizes at both domestic and overseas exhibitions.
Though he was quite successful as an artist, and is regarded today as quite significant both for his artistic accomplishments and his contributions to improved textile production techniques, Jinbei II does not have a reputation as a skilled businessman. Though he contributed to the Nishijin district as a whole with his introduction of new techniques, etc., his own family's business did not do particularly well under his control, financially.
Jinbei later passed on the family business to his son Kawashima Jinbei III, who in turn passed it on to his son, Kawashima Jinbei IV. Jinbei IV formally re-established it as a corporation, Kawashima Jinbee Shôten, in 1938. The company later changed its name to Kawashima Orimono KK, and remains active today.
==References==
==References==
*Conant, Ellen. "Cut from Kyoto Cloth: Takeuchi Seihô and his Artistic Milieu." ''Impressions'' 33 (2012). p75.
*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.
*"[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.
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%B7%9D%E5%B3%B6%E7%94%9A%E5%85%B5%E8%A1%9B%282%E4%BB%A3%29 Kawashima Jinbee (2-dai)]." ''Asahi Nihon rekishi jinbutsu jiten'' 朝日日本歴史人物事典. Asahi Shimbun.
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%B7%9D%E5%B3%B6%E7%B9%94%E7%89%A9%5B%E6%A0%AA%5D Kawashima Orimono]." ''Hyakka jiten Mypedia'' 百科事典マイペディア. Hitachi Solutions, 2010.
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