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Hashimoto Kansetsu (, November 10, 1883 – February 26, 1945) was a painter of
Hashimoto Kansetsu Memorial House
Hakusasonso Hashimoto Kansetsu Garden and Museum
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hashimoto, Kansetsu 1945 deaths 1883 births People from Kobe 20th-century Japanese painters Imperial household artists
Hashimoto Kansetsu (, November 10, 1883 – February 26, 1945) was a painter of nihonga
''Nihonga'' (, "Japanese-style paintings") are Japanese paintings from about 1900 onwards that have been made in accordance with traditional Japanese artistic conventions, techniques and materials. While based on traditions over a thousand years ...
(Japanese-style paintings) who was active in the Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the c ...
art world during the Showa and Taisho eras.
Born in Kobe
Kobe ( , ; officially , ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in Kansai region, whi ...
, he was the son of the painter Hashimoto Kaikan is a Japanese name meaning 'base of bridge', from 'bridge' and 'base'. It may refer to:
* Hashimoto (surname)
* Hashimoto, a place in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
*Hashimoto, Wakayama, a city in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
*Hashimoto- ...
, from whom he gained a love of Chinese culture. He studied at Chikujokai, a private school established by the famous nihonga
''Nihonga'' (, "Japanese-style paintings") are Japanese paintings from about 1900 onwards that have been made in accordance with traditional Japanese artistic conventions, techniques and materials. While based on traditions over a thousand years ...
painter Takeuchi Seihō (1864–1942), but eventually withdrew due to differences of opinion. He visited Europe in 1921 and after that spent part of almost every year in China. Many of his paintings were inspired by Chinese scenery or Chinese classical literature. His former residence in Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the c ...
is now a museum of his work called the Hakusasonso (), or Hashimoto Kansetsu Memorial House.
References
*Ellen P. Conant, Steven D. Owyoung, J. Thomas Rimer. (1995). ''Nihonga: Transcending the Past: Japanese-style Painting, 1868-1968.'' St. Louis: St. Louis Art Museum. *Louis Frederic. (2005). ''Japan Encyclopedia (Harvard University Press Reference Library)''. Boston, Harvard University Press.External links
*Hashimoto Kansetsu Memorial House
Hakusasonso Hashimoto Kansetsu Garden and Museum
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