Iwata Masami

Iwata Masami ( Japanese 岩田 正 巳 ; born November 11, 1893 in Sanjō ( Niigata Prefecture ); died September 9, 1988 ) was a Japanese painter of the Nihonga direction during the Taishō and Shōwa periods .

life and work

Iwata Masami went to Tōkyō in 1913 and began studying painting in Terasaki Kōgyō's studio . He then attended the Tōkyō School of Art (東京 美術 学校, Tōkyō bijutsu gakkō), the forerunner of today's Geidai , where he completed his training in 1923. Then he trained under Matsuoka Eikyū (松岡 映 丘; 1881-1938) and founded, together with Anayama Shōdo, Kanō Kōga, Endō Kyōzō and other students of Matsuokas, the Shinkō Yamato-e Kai (進行 Sch 和 ok 会). This association, with which Iwata exhibited regularly, dealt with the further development of Yamatoe landscape painting , which led to the new popularity of this genre at the "Teiten" exhibitions. The association existed until 1930.

Iwata won its first award on the 5th Teiten in 1924, received another in 1930, and continued to submit works for the Teiten. In 1929 he became a member of the Nihon Bijutsuin and often showed pictures with historical figures. In 1961 he won the Academy of Arts Prize , and in 1977 he was accepted as a member.

Iwata is best known for its historical work. In his final years, he often traveled to China and Southeast Asia for study purposes.

Remarks

1. ↑ Teiten ( 帝 展 ) is the abbreviation for the annual state art exhibition ( 帝国 美術展 覧 会 , Teikoku bijutsu-in tenrankai ) between 1919 and 1935. The predecessor from 1907 to 1918 was called Bunten (文 展) for Mombushō bijutsu tenrankai ( 文部省 美術展 覧 会 ). The successor from 1946, now no longer state-owned, was called Nitten for ( 日本 美術展 覧 会 , Nihon bijutsu-in tenrankai ).

literature

• Tazawa, Yutaka: Iwata Masami . In: Biographical Dictionary of Japanese Art. Kodansha International, 1981. ISBN 0-87011-488-3 .
• Laurance P. Roberts: Iwata Masami . In: A Dictionary of Japanese Artists. Weatherhill, 1976. ISBN 0-8348-0113-2 .

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