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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'').

He died on July 13, [[1891]], and is buried at [[Shofuku-ji|Shôfuku-ji]] in the Asakusa neighborhood of [[Tokyo]].

He died on July 13, [[1891]], and is buried at [[Shofuku-ji|Shôfuku-ji]] in the Asakusa neighborhood of [[Tokyo]]. He was so well-known in the Western world that the ''Times of London'' devoted a full page to his obituary.<ref>Gallery labels, "Temple in Autumn Rain," LACMA.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/14538753189/in/dateposted-public/]</ref>

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==References==

==References==

*Plaque on-site at Shôfuku-ji.

*Plaque on-site at Shôfuku-ji.

[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]

[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]

[[Category:Edo Period]]

[[Category:Edo Period]]

[[Category:Meiji Period]]

[[Category:Meiji Period]]