Kaburagi Kiyokata

Kaburagi, 1954

Kaburagi Kiyokata ( Japanese 鏑 木 清 方 ; born August 31, 1878 in Kanda , Tokyo ; † March 2, 1973 in Kamakura ), real name Ken'ichi ( 健 一 ), was a Japanese painter who developed the Ukiyo-e formal language in the 20th century Century continued and mediated to his students. He himself read his name Kabura ki .

life and work

Kaburagi was the third son of the writer and publisher of the Yamato Shimbun newspaper , Jōno Saigiku ( 条 野 採 菊 ; 1832-1902), but continued his mother's family name. Familiar with color woodcuts and newspaper illustrations from an early age, at the age of 14 he began training with the artist Mizuno Toshikata (1866–1908), who came from the Utagawa School . At the age of 17 he was already publishing "Pictures of Beautiful Women" ( bijinga ) in his father's newspaper . From 1901 to 1912 he was the leading figure in the "Raven Association" ( 烏 合 會 , U-gōkai ), in 1917 he supported the establishment of the " Gold Bell Society" ( 金鈴 社 , Kinreisha ). Kaburagi exhibited in the exhibition Inten of Nihon bijutsu-in, founded by Okakura Kakuzō . In 1954 he was awarded the Order of Culture .

At first Kaburagi was known as an illustrator for day drawings in the style of color prints from the Edo period. His specialties were the aforementioned bijinga and portraits, with the latter focusing on people from the Meiji period for whom he was nostalgic. He often depicted his figures in large format against a neutral background. Some prints by him have also come down to us. Itō Shinsui was one of his students .

In 1946, Kaburagi settled in Kamakura , where he lived until his death. He was buried in the Yanaka Cemetery . His house is set up as a memorial.

literature

• MOA (Ed.) Kindai Nihon no mokuhanga. Moa Art Museum, 1983.
• Laurence P. Roberts: A Dictionary of Japanese Artists. Weatherhill, 1976. ISBN 0-8348-0113-2 .

Web links

Commons : Kaburaki Kiyokata  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Kaburaki memorial

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 鏑 木 清 方 . In: 世界 大 百科 事 典 第 ２ 版 at kotobank.jp. Retrieved September 9, 2015 (Japanese). 

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