Kajiwara Hisako

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Kajiwara Hisako ( Japanese 梶 原 緋 佐 子 , born December 22, 1896 in Shimogyō-ku of Kyoto , † January 3, 1988 ) was a Japanese painter of the Nihonga direction during the Taishō and Shōwa periods .

life and work

Kajiwara Hisako was born as the second daughter of the sake manufacturer Kajiwara Isaburō ( 梶 原 伊 三郎 ). Her real first name was Hisa in the spelling 久. In 1914 she made her connection to the 2nd secondary school for girls in Kyōto ( 京都 府 立 第二 高等 女 学校 Kyōto furitsu daini kōtō jogakkō ), while she was already at school by the painter Chitane Kiun ( 千種 帰 雲 ; 1873-1944) artistic career and then became a student of Kikuchi Keigetsu . Together with Kitani Chiho ( 木谷 千 穂 ) and Waki ​​Shunkō ( 和 気 春光 ) she was one of the "Three Outstanding Female Crows" ( 閨秀 三 羽 鳥 Keishū sampa karasu ).

At the 1st exhibition of the artist community "Kokuga sōsaku kyōkai" ( 国画 創作 協会 ) the picture "Darkening Stop" ( 暮 ゆ く 停留 所 Kureyuki teiryūjo ) was not accepted, whereupon she turned to the " Teiten " from the following year . There in 1920 the picture “Second-hand goods market” ( 古 着 市 Furugi-ichi ) was accepted at the 2nd exhibition . On the 3rd exhibition, Hisako showed the picture "Travel Experience " ( 旅 の 楽 屋 Tabi no rakuya ), on the 3rd the picture "Recitation of young women" ( 娘 義 太 夫 Musume-gidayū ), on the 5th " Fetching water in the evening" ( お 水 取 り の 夜 O-mizutori no yoru ), on the 7th “shop for arrows” ( 矢 場 Yaba ) etc.

The pictures painted during the Taisho period mostly show everyday situations of simple women. After that, the artist did not exhibit at all for a while. The pictures, beginning with “Hot spring in the mountains” ( 山 の 湯 Yaman o yu ) on the 5th part in 1930, then show rather elegant women. 1947 received her picture on the 3rd " Nitten " "evening cool" ( 晩 涼 Banryō ) a price and her picture "cool" ( 涼 Ryō ) on the 8th Nitten 1952 the Hakuju Prize ( 白 寿 賞 ) in the department for "Japanese Style Painting" ( Nihonga ).

Web links (images)

From the property of the Kyōto National Museum of Modern Art :

Remarks

  1. ↑ On a stage by young women recited dramatic ballads.
  2. ↑ This "fetching water" refers to the ceremony at Nigatsu-dō ( 二月 堂 ) of the Tōdai-ji , where every spring the withered grass is torched by the monks with a large audience. The whole thing ends with putting out the fire.

literature

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

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Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus, Kajiwara is the family name, Hisako the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Kajiwara, Hisako
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 梶 原 緋 佐 子 (Japanese); Kajiwara Hisa (real name); 梶 原 久 (real name, Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese painter
DATE OF BIRTH December 22, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH Shimogyō-ku ( Kyoto )
DATE OF DEATH January 3, 1988