was a Japanese ''
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.
He was friends with
Tamako Kataoka (1905–2008). He was a student of Kajita Hanko.
He was awarded the
Order of Culture
The is a Japanese order, established on February 11, 1937. The order has one class only, and may be awarded to men and women for contributions to Japan's art, literature, science, technology, or anything related to culture in general; recipien ...
.
Works
File:Kobayashi Fruit.jpg, ''Fruit'' (1910)
File:Kobayashi Ideyu.jpg, ''In the Bath'' (1918)
File:Kobayashi Kokei - Magnolia Tree - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Magnolia Tree'' (1919)
File:Hair by Kobayashi Kokei (Eisei Bunko).jpg, Hair (Unknown Date)
File:Kobayashi Truthahn.jpg, Turkey (1928)
File:Kobayashi Kokei 002.jpg, White flowers and bird (1930s)
File:Kobayashi Kokei 003.jpg, "Cherry Blossom" (1930s)
File:Kobayashi Kranich.jpg, Crane (1928)
See also
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Seison Maeda
was the art-name of a nihonga painter in the Taishō and Shōwa periods of Japan. His legal name was Maeda Renzō. He is considered one of the greatest contemporary Japanese painters, and one of the leaders of the Nihonga movement.
Biography ...
(1885–1977), one of the leading ''Nihonga'' painters
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List of Nihonga painters
This is an alphabetical list of painters who are known for painting in the ''Nihonga'' style. It has to be noted that some artists also painted in the western ''Yōga'' style, and that the division between the two groups could be blurred at poin ...
References
External links
Artnet , Kobayashi KokeiGoogle Cultural Institute , Kobayashi Kokei
1883 births
1957 deaths
Nihonga painters
Buddhist artists
People from Niigata Prefecture
Recipients of the Order of Culture
20th-century Japanese painters
Imperial household artists
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