Kawanabe Kyōsui (河鍋暁翠, January 4, 1868 – May 7, 1935) was a

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painter for nihonga and

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Early Training

Kyōsui learned painting with her father Kawanabe Kyōsai. Kyōsui encouraged his students to copy his work carefully to become proficient. As one of his students, Kyōsui became adept at this, producing works that to this day are indistinguishable from her father's, created in his name.

Paintings

Kyōsui specialized in genres such as devotional Buddhist paintings, '' bijin-ga'' images and scenes from noh and '' kyōgen'' theater. She was accepted into the second Naikoku Kaiga Kyoshinkai (内国共進会, National Painting Competition) at age 17. She also depicted room interiors. A large collection of Kyōsui's work is housed in the Kawanabe Kyosai Memorial Museum^Ja in Warabi in Saitama. Her work can also be found in the British Museum collection.

University professorship

In 1902, the year after it opened, Kyōsui became the first female professor at the arts institution, Private Women's School of Fine Arts which later became

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{{Authority control 1861 births 1935 deaths Japanese painters Japanese women artists