(1812–1876), also known as , was a

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of the late- Edo,

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, and early- Meiji periods.

Life

Born to a hair-dresser in Kōchi in 1812, Kinzō studied under before joining the retinue of a Yamauchi princess on her journey to Edo in 1829. There he studied under and , painters of the Kanō and Tosa schools. Returning after three years with the

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, he served as head painter for the , chief retainers of the

Tosa Domain The was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, controlling all of Tosa Province in what is now Kōchi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. It was centered around Kōchi Castle, and was ruled throughout its history by ...

. However, accused by a rival of forging a work by

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, he was dismissed from his post. Little is known of his next ten years. Subsequently prolific, his surviving works include 70 ''shibai-e''

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on theatrical subjects, nine ema, thirteen , two

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, and seven ''warai-e'' or

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. He also had many disciples.

Ekin Museum

The is located in Kōnan in

Kōchi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kōchi Prefecture has a population of 757,914 (1 December 2011) and has a geographic area of 7,103 km2 (2,742 sq mi). Kōchi Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the northwest and ...

. Twenty-three of his are stored in the museum, with two visible through

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s throughout the year.

Ekin Festival

On the third weekend in July, his folding screens on dramatic subjects are displayed at night by candlelight in the streets of Akaoka in Kōnan.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hirose Kinzo People of Edo-period Japan 1812 births 1876 deaths 19th-century Japanese painters People from Kōchi Prefecture

Life

Ekin Museum

Ekin Festival

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