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Museum Of Modern Art, Ibaraki
opened on the shore of in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, in October 1988. The collection, numbering some 3,700 pieces as of October 2015, includes works by Manet, Monet, and Renoir, Gustave Courbet, Eugène Carrière, Camille Pissarro und Alfred Sisley as well as ''Yōga'' and ''Nihonga'' by artists including Tsuguharu Foujita, Heihachirō Fukuda, Taikan Yokoyama, Yukihiko Yasuda, Tetsugoro Yorozu, Kanzan Shimomura, Kenzo Okada, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Kiyokata Kaburagi, Kokei Kobayashi, Gyoshū Hayami, Hishida Shunsō, and Shikō Imamura. Noteworthy works in the collection include ''Chrysanthèmes'' by Édouard Manet, ''Grotte de Port-Domois'' by Claude Monet and ''Portrait de Mademoiselle Francois'' by Pierre-Auguste Renoir Pierre-Auguste Renoir (; ; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French people, French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionism, Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially femininity, fe .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mito, Ibaraki
is the capital city of Ibaraki Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 268,036 in 126,055 households and a population density of 1,233 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 27.1%. The total area of the city is . Geography Mito is located in central Ibaraki Prefecture. Mito Station is about 10 km inland from the Pacific Ocean which Naka River, flowing from the north to the east of the city, pours into. Immediately south is Lake Senba, a recreational area. A main street extends from Mito Station to the west, and residential areas to the south and the west in particular. Surrounding municipalities Ibaraki Prefecture * Hitachinaka * Ibaraki * Kasama * Naka * Ōarai * Shirosato Climate Mito has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cold winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Mito is 13.6 °C. The average annual rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukihiko Yasuda
was the pseudonym of a major figure in Taishō and early Shōwa period Japanese painting, and is regarded as one of the founders of the Japanese painting technique of ''nihonga''. His real name was Yasuda Shinzaburō. Biography He was born in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, as the fourth son of a Japanese restaurant owner. He initially studied Tosa school painting at the ''Tōkyō Bijutsu Gakkō'' (the predecessor to the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music), under Kobori Tomoto. While in school, his talent was recognized by Okakura Kakuzō who sent him to Nara to study classical paintings in the ''Yamato-e'' style. While in Nara, he first viewed the ancient murals on the walls of the Kondo chapel of the Buddhist temple of Hōryū-ji, and this was to have a deep impact on his future style of painting. From 1914, Yasuda assisted Yokoyama Taikan in re-establishing the Japan Fine Arts Academy (''Nihon Bijutsuin''). From 1944 to 1951, he taught as a professor at the Tokyo Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (; ; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French people, French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionism, Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially femininity, feminine sensuality, it has been said that "Renoir is the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Peter Paul Rubens, Rubens to Antoine Watteau, Watteau." He was the father of actor Pierre Renoir (1885–1952), filmmaker Jean Renoir (1894–1979) and ceramic artist Claude Renoir (1901–1969). He was the grandfather of the filmmaker Claude Renoir (1913–1993), son of Pierre. Life Youth Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France, in 1841. His father, Léonard Renoir, was a tailor of modest means, so, in 1844, Renoir's family moved to Paris in search of more favorable prospects. The location of their home, in rue d'Argenteuil in central Paris, placed Renoir in proximity to the Louvre. Although the yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Monet
Oscar-Claude Monet (, ; ; 14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926) was a French painter and founder of Impressionism painting who is seen as a key precursor to modernism, especially in his attempts to paint nature as he perceived it. During his long career, he was the most consistent and prolific practitioner of Impressionism's philosophy of expressing one's perceptions of nature, especially as applied to ''En plein air, ''plein air'''' (outdoor) landscape painting. The term "Impressionism" is derived from the title of his painting ''Impression, Sunrise, Impression, soleil levant'', which was exhibited in 1874 at the First Impressionist Exhibition, initiated by Monet and a number of like-minded artists as an alternative to the Salon (Paris), Salon. Monet was raised in Le Havre, Normandy, and became interested in the outdoors and drawing from an early age. Although his mother, Louise-Justine Aubrée Monet, supported his ambitions to be a painter, his father, Claude-Adolphe, disa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Édouard Manet
Édouard Manet (, ; ; 23 January 1832 – 30 April 1883) was a French Modernism, modernist painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, as well as a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism (art movement), Realism to Impressionism. Born into an upper-class household with strong political connections, Manet rejected the naval career originally envisioned for him; he became engrossed in the world of painting. His early masterworks, Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe, ''The Luncheon on the Grass'' (''Le déjeuner sur l'herbe'') and ''Olympia (Manet), Olympia'', premiering in 1863 and '65, respectively, caused great controversy with both critics and the Academy of Fine Arts, but soon were praised by progressive artists as the breakthrough acts to the new style, Impressionism. These works, along with others, are considered watershed paintings that mark the start of modern art. The last 20 years of Manet's life saw him form bonds with other great artists of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agency For Cultural Affairs
The is a special body of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). It was set up in 1968 to promote Japanese arts and culture. The agency's budget for FY 2018 rose to ¥107.7 billion. Overview The agency's Cultural Affairs Division disseminates information about the arts within Japan and internationally, and the Cultural Properties Protection Division protects the nation's cultural heritage. The Cultural Affairs Division is concerned with such areas as art and culture promotion, art copyrights, and improvements in the national language. It also supports both national and local arts and cultural festivals, and it funds traveling cultural events in music, theater, dance, art exhibitions, and film-making. Special prizes are offered to encourage young artists and established practitioners, and some grants are given each year to enable them to train abroad. The agency funds national museums of modern art in Kyoto and Tokyo and The National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shikō Imamura
was a Japanese artist whose work is featured at the Yokohama Museum of Art. He was regarded of one of the fathers of New Nihonga, and is known for he quote to his students "I break the Old Nihonga, You should follow me and build New Nihonga." See also * Gyoshū Hayami was the pseudonym of a Japanese painter in the ''Nihonga'' style, active during the Taishō and Shōwa eras. His real name was Eiichi Maita. Biography Gyoshū was born in the plebeian downtown district of Asakusa in Tokyo. He studied tradit ... References External links Yokohama Museum of Art 1880 births 1916 deaths 20th-century Japanese painters {{Japan-painter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hishida Shunsō
was the art-name, pseudonym of a Japanese painting, Japanese painter from the Meiji period. One of Okakura Kakuzō, Okakura Tenshin's pupils along with Yokoyama Taikan and Kanzan Shimomura, Shimomura Kanzan, he played a role in the Meiji era innovation of ''Nihonga''. His real name was Hishida Miyoji. He was also known for his numerous paintings of cats. Biography Shunsō was born in 1874 in what is now part of Iida, Nagano, Iida city in Nagano Prefecture. In 1889 he moved to Tokyo to study under Kanō school artist Yuki Masaaki (1834–1904). The following year, he enrolled at the ''Tōkyō Bijutsu Gakkō'' (the forerunner of the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music). Shunsō was one year junior to his colleagues Yokoyama Taikan and Kanzan Shimomura, Shimomura Kanzan; his teacher was Hashimoto Gahō. Shunsō, Taikan and Kanzan were heavily influenced by Okakura Kakuzō, Okakura Tenshin and Ernest Fenollosa during their time at the ''Tōkyō Bijutsu Gakkō''. Afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyoshū Hayami
was the pseudonym of a Japanese painter in the ''Nihonga'' style, active during the Taishō and Shōwa eras. His real name was Eiichi Maita. Biography Gyoshū was born in the plebeian downtown district of Asakusa in Tokyo. He studied traditional painting techniques as an apprentice to Matsumoto Fuko from the age of 15. When he was 17, his talent was recognized by Shikō Imamura, who invited him to join the ''Kojikai'' circle of leading young artists. With the revival of the Japan Fine Arts Academy (''Nihon Bijutsuin''), Gyoshū became a founding member. He worked in many schools of painting, including '' Yamato-e, Rinpa'' and '' Bunjinga,'' with his style evolving gradually towards a detailed realism influenced also by his studies of Chinese paintings from the Song dynasty and the Yuan dynasty. His later works evolved further towards Symbolism. In 1914, Gyoshū formed a group called ''Sekiyokai'' to study new styles of Japanese painting. He had a leg amputated after be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokei Kobayashi
was a Japanese ''Nihonga'' painter. Biography He became an orphan early in his life, at the age of 17 he moved to Tokyo and studied traditional Japanese painting at Kajita Hanko. Later he became one of the most notable members in the Restored Japan Academy of Art. Initially, he painted traditional subject matter ("Taketori monogatari"-1914 as an example) but later he continued with still life and contemporary scenes. His famous works include: "Amida-dō" (1914), "Ideyu" (1918) and "Kami" (1931). He was friends with Tamako Kataoka (1905–2008). He was awarded the Order of Culture The is a Japanese Order (decoration), order, established on February 11, 1937. The order has one class only, and may be awarded to men and women for contributions to Japanese Art, Japan's art, Japanese Literature, literature, science, technolog .... Works File:Kobayashi Fruit.jpg, ''Fruit'' (1910) File:Kobayashi Ideyu.jpg, ''In the Bath'' (1918) File:Kobayashi Kokei - Magnolia Tree - Google ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyokata Kaburagi
was the art-name of a Nihonga artist and the leading master of the ''bijin-ga'' genre in the Taishō and Shōwa eras. His legal name was Kaburaki Ken'ichi. The artist himself used the reading "Kaburaki", but many Western (and some Japanese) sources transliterate it as "Kaburagi". Biography Kaburaki was born in Kanda district of Tokyo to an affluent and literate family. His father was a novelist-journalist; the founder and president of the ''Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun'' newspaper, and a writer of popular novels. In 1891, at the age of 13, Kaburaki was sent to become a pupil of the ''ukiyo-e'' artists Mizuno Toshikata and Taiso Yoshitoshi. His first job was as an illustrator for '' Yamato Shinbun,'' a Tokyo newspaper founded by his father. When he was sixteen, his father went bankrupt and the family had to sell their home. Kaburaki initially made his living as an illustrator, producing frontispiece illustrations called ''kuchi-e'', illustrating the titles of popular novels. His w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuo Kuniyoshi
was a Japanese-American painter, photographer and printmaker. Early life Kuniyoshi was born on September 1, 1889, in Okayama, Japan. He immigrated to the United States in 1906 at 17, choosing not to attend military school in Japan. Kuniyoshi originally intended to study English and return to Japan to work as a translator. He spent some time in Seattle, before enrolling at the Los Angeles School of Art and Design.Tatham (2006), p.100 Kuniyoshi spent three years in Los Angeles, discovering his love for the arts. He then moved to New York City to pursue an art career. Kuniyoshi studied briefly at the National Academy and later at the Independent School of Art in New York City, and then studied under Kenneth Hayes Miller at the Art Students League of New York. He later taught at the Art Students League of New York in New York City and in Woodstock, New York. Nan Lurie was among his students, as was Irene Krugman and Faith Ringgold. Around 1930, the artist built a home an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
