Itakura Seiko

Itakura: Queen, 1921

Itakura Seikō ( Japanese 板倉 星光 , actually Itakura Sutegorō (板倉 捨 五郎); born December 2, 1895 in Kyoto ; died December 17, 1964 ) was a Japanese painter of the Nihonga direction of the Taishō and Shōwa periods .

life and work

Itakura Seikō was born as the third son of Itakura Seibi (板倉 清 兵衛), who was the fourth generation to trade seafood in Kyoto. He graduated in 1914 from the Department of Painting of the "Municipal School for Art and Applied Arts Kyōto" (京都 市立 美術 工 芸 学校, Kyōto shiritsu bijutsu gakkō) and then continued studying at the “Municipal School of Painting” (京都 市立 絵 画 専 門学校, Kyōto shiritsu kaiga semmon gakkō). As early as 1915 he was able to show the picture “露” (Tsuyu, rainy season) at the 9th Bunter exhibition, and continued to show pictures at the state exhibitions. In 1917 he graduated from the Municipal School of Painting, then continued his education under Kikuchi Keigetsu . He mainly painted people with a focus on beautiful women, and for a while, together with Kainoshō Tadaoto and others, dealt with nude painting.

In 1921 Itakura exhibited “女 の 習作” and other pictures at the 7th „saka art exhibition (大阪 美術展), which cemented his reputation as a painter of well-designed femininity. The picture “王妃” (Ōhi, queen) shown on the third page in the following year is an example of this. The picture “畜生 塚” (Chikushō tsuka, dung hill) shown on the 8th page in 1927 is, however, the last picture of this kind. This was followed by portraits of women in a more reserved style. In 1929 he showed “春雪” (Shunsetsu, snow in spring) on ​​the 10th part and “春雨” (Shun'u, spring rain) on the 11th, both of which received an award. - At the Shin Bunten he could exhibit without a jury. And even after the war he exhibited at the Nitten.

At the Japanese Painting Exhibition in Berlin in 1931, Itakura was shown with the painting “Young Dancer Raising Flowers”.

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} 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. The successor from 1936 to 1944 was called colorful again, a shin (新) for “new” was added to distinguish it. Since 1946, the exhibition has been called Nitten for ( 日本 美術展 覧 会 , Nihon bijutsu-in tenrankai ) , no longer state-owned .

literature

• National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (ed.): Itakura Seikō In: Kyōto no Nihonga 1910–1930. National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, 1986. ISBN 4-87642-117-X .

Web links (images)

• Itakura: "紅蓮" (Guren, Red Lotus), 1942

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus, Itakura is the family name, Seikō the first name.