Ishizaki Koyo

Ishizaki Kōyō ( Japanese 石 崎 光 瑤 , real first name Iyoichi (猪 四 一), born April 11, 1884 in Fukumitsu (福 光 町) ( Toyama Prefecture ); † March 25, 1947 ) was a Japanese painter of the Nihonga direction during the Taishō - and Shōwa time .

life and work

Ishizaki began his painting training under Yamamoto Kōichi (山 本 光 一; 1843-1905), an artist of the Rimpa direction, who had worked for the Maeda before the Meiji Restoration in 1868 . In 1903 Ishizaki went to Kyoto and became a student of Takeuchi Seihō . He exhibited at the "新 古 美術品 展" (Shinkobijutsuhin-ten), at the "Bunter" and also showed his works on other occasions. In 1913 he won a written award for his picture “暖 か き 冬” (Atatakaki fuyu; warm winter) on the 7th Bunter and in 1914 on the 8th Bunter for his picture “筧” (Kakei, moat).

In 1916 Ishizaki took a trip to Indie and the Himalayan region. The pair of six-part display screens with the title “熱 国 妍 春” (Nekkoku kenshun; Beautiful Spring in the Tropics), created under the impression of this trip, received a special award at the 12th Bunten in 1918. - The impressions received on the trip seem to have been very strong, because in the next one he showed the pair of adjustable screens "燦 雨" (San'u, light rain) at the first Teiten exhibition - it was also awarded a special prize. The pictures show plants, flowers and birds of the tropics in a very decorative design.

From the 4th part in 1922, Ishizaki worked as a juror and visited Europe in the same year. In 1925 he was appointed professor at the "京都 市立 絵 画 専 門 学校" (Kyōto shiritsu kaiga semmon gakkō, Kyōto City Art School), where he tirelessly led the next generation. In 1933 he visited India, in 1935 he became a member of the newly organized Academy of Arts . In 1946 he fell ill after a brain haemorrhage and died the following year.

Ishizaki's family donated 600 works to the "Nanto Fukumitsu Art Museum" (南 砺 市立 福 光 美術館, Nanto shiritsu Fukumitsu bijutsukan) in their hometown. In 1931, Ishizaki was shown at the Japanese Painting Exhibition in Berlin with the painting “Autumn”.

photos

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  Moat, 1914

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  Spring in the tropics, 1918

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  Spring in the tropics, 1918

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  Light rain, 1920

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  Light rain, 1920

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  Autumn, before 1931

Remarks

1. ↑ Today part of the city of Nanto .
2. ↑ ^{a b} Bunten is the abbreviation for the annual state art exhibition (文 展) for Mombushō bijutsu tenrankai ( 文部省 美術展 覧 会 ) from 1907 to 1918, Teiten ( 帝 展 ) is the abbreviation for follow-up facility (帝国美術展 覧 会 , Teikoku bijutsu- in tenrankai ) between 1919 and 1935.

literature

• National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (ed.): Ishizaki Kōyō. In: Kyōto no Nihonga 1910–1930. National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, 1986. ISBN 4-87642-117-X .
• Laurance P. Roberts: Ishizaki Kōyō . In: A Dictionary of Japanese Artists. Weatherhill, 1976. ISBN 0-8348-0113-2 .

Web links

Commons : Ishizaki Kōyō  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Ishizaki collection in the Nanto Museum

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . So Ishizaki is the family name, Kōyō the first name.