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Kikumaro II
Kikumaro is a Japanese name. It may refer to: * Tsukimaro, an early-19th-century Japanese artist who also worked under the name Kikumaro * Prince Yamashina Kikumaro (1873–1908), a prince of the Japanese imperial family {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Name
in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expectations and reverse the order. , the government has stated its intention to change this policy. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, which are characters mostly Chinese in origin but Japanese in pronunciation. The pronunciation of Japanese kanji in names follows a special set of rules, though parents are able to choose pronunciations; many foreigners find it difficult to read kanji names because of parents being able to choose which pronunciations they want for certain kanji, though most pronunciations chosen are common when used in names. Some kanji are banned for use in names, such as the kanji for "weak" and "failure", amongst others. Parents also have the option of using hiragana or katakana when giving a name to their newbor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsukimaro
Kitagawa Tsukimaro (, ) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist. He was one of the most successful students of Kitagawa Utamaro ( – 1806), from whom he took the ''-maro''. His early works bear the name "Kikumaro", first written (''kiku'' meaning " chrysanthemum") until 1802, then (''kiku'' meaning "joy eternal") until he changed it in 1804 to "Tsukimaro" (''tsuki'' meaning "moon"). Little is known of Tsukimaro's life. His personal name was ''Jun'' () and he had other nicknames ( or ). He worked as a watchman in Kodenmachō Sanchōme in Edo (modern Tokyo), and at some point apprenticed under Utamaro. He specialized in ''bijin-ga'' portrait prints of female beauties. In 1804 he was one of the artists along with Utamaro who were arrested and manacled for making illegal prints of the 16th-century military leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Around 1820 he changed his name to Kansetsu () and turned to scroll paintings in the Maruyama– Maruyama–Shijō style. His last dated work is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
