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Kawai Gyokudō Nihonga Scene Early 20th Century Scroll Painting Japan Artist

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It is a high-quality craft of the work drawn by Kawai Gyokudo as you can see. It creates a texture that makes you feel a refreshing breeze, and it is a tasty work that is carefully drawn even to lush bushes and trees. (A guidebook (bookmark) is also included.) "Kawaai Gyokudo" [1873-1957] Japanese painter. Born in Aichi. His real name is Hosaburo. Another issue, Ikuan. At the beginning, he studied under the Shijo school and then Masakuni Hashimoto to study the Kano school, and established his own style as a moderate landscape painting full of poetry. Received the Order of Culture. Work "Ayaame" etc. ¦ Paper books and crafts. ¦ The condition is beautiful. ¦ Axial dimension/approx. 128.0 cm x 62.0 cm. ¦ Paper size/approx. 40.5 cm x 51.0 cm. ¦ Incorporation/There are inscriptions/incorporations as you see. ¦ Box/Box. awai Gyokudo (?? ??, November 24, 1873 – June 30, 1957) was the pseudonym of a Japanese painter in the nihonga school, active from Meiji through Showa period Japan. His real name was Kawai Yoshisaburo. Contents      Biography Gyokudo was born in what is now Ichinomiya city, Aichi Prefecture, as the eldest son of a paper, ink and brush merchant. He went to Kyoto in 1887 to study under Kono Bairei of the Maruyama-Shijo school of painting. In 1896, he moved to Tokyo and he became the student of Hashimoto Gaho, of the Kano school. He also studied Western-style painting and developed a highly personal style, especially in the field of landscape painting. Gyokudo is noted for his polychrome and occasionally monochrome works depicting the mountains and rivers of Japan in the four seasons, with humans and animals shown as part of the natural landscape. Among his representative works are Futsuka zuki (“The New Moon”), Yuku haru (“The Departing Spring”), Mine-no-yu (“Evening at the Mountain Top”), and Bosetsu (“Snow in the Evening”). In 1898, Gyokudo joined with Okakura Tenshin and Yokoyama Taikan to found the Nihon Bijutsuin (Japan Fine Art Academy). In 1907, Gyokudo was selected as a judge for the first annual Bunten Exhibition. He became a teacher at the Tokyo Bijutsu Gakko (the forerunner of the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music) in 1919. In 1940, he was awarded the Order of Culture by the Japanese government. Most of his works are preserved and displayed at the Gyokudo Art Museum, in Ome, Tokyo.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 50.4 in (128 cm)Width: 24.41 in (62 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
  • Style:
    Taisho (Of the Period)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    19th-20th Century
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. ■ The condition is  beautiful. ■ Axial dimension/approx. 128.0 cm x 62.0 cm. ■ Paper size/approx. 40.5 cm x 51.0 cm. ■ Incorporation/There are inscriptions/incorporations as you see. ■ Box/Box.
  • Seller Location:
    Amsterdam, NL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 1330917030031stDibs: LU4863219744662
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