Genki (painter)
Genki ( Japanese 源 琦 , nickname Yukinosuke ( 幸 之 助 ); born June 12, 1747 ; died August 8, 1797 ) was a Japanese painter of the Maruyama Shijō school of the middle Edo period .
life and work
Genkis was actually called Komai Ki ( 駒 井 琦 ). But because it was derived from the Minamoto (Sino-Japanese Gen), this family name is often written together with the first name Ki, which results in Genki. He studied painting under Maruyama Ōkyo , whose style he appropriated excellently. He is good at multicolored painting, at the representation of Chinese beauties, as so-called court ladies' pictures, as well as in the subjects of flowers and birds. Together with Nagasawa Rosetsu he is one of the best students of Ōkyo, whereby Rosetsu shows more expressiveness, Genki shows a more calm painting style.
After Ōkyo's death in 1795 he supported his son and successor Ōzui in continuing the Maruyama line. However, he died at the age of 50 and was buried in Myōsen-ji in Kyoto. - His best-known works are wall paintings ( 障 壁画 , Shōheki-ga ), in Daijō-ji ( 大乗 寺 ) in the village of Kami ( 香 美 町 ) on the Sea of Japan in Kyōto prefecture .
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literature
- Tazawa, Yutaka: Genki . In: Biographical Dictionary of Japanese Art. Kodansha International, 1981. ISBN 0-87011-488-3 .
- Laurance P. Roberts: Genki . In: A Dictionary of Japanese Artists. Weatherhill, 1976. ISBN 0-8348-0113-2 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Genki |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 源 琦 (Japanese); Komai Ki (real name); 駒 井 琦 (real name, Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1747 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 8, 1797 |