Kimura Kenkadō

Kimura, painted by Tani Buncho

landscape

Kimura Kenkadō ( Japanese 木村 蒹 葭 堂 ; born December 29, 1736 in Osaka ; died February 27, 1802 there , real name Kōkyō ( 孔 恭 )) was a Japanese painter in the literary or nanga style and naturalist. He was called Tsuboiya Kichiemon ( 坪井 屋 吉 右衛門 ).

life and work

Kimura ran a sake brewery under the name Tsuboiya Takichi ( 壺 井 屋 太 吉 ) in Ōsaka , which went so well that he exceeded his state-prescribed brewing quota and was punished with a property fine and temporary banishment. During this time he was accepted by Mashiyama Sessai (1754-1819), who himself was interested in literature, was also an artist and had a large circle of friends.

Kimura was interested in many things. As a child he was interested in plants and became a student of the botanist Ono Ranzan (1729–1810). He occupied himself with painting, studied under Ōoka Shumboku (1689–1763), Yanagisawa Kien (1704–1758) and Ike no Taiga , whom he particularly valued. He collected pictures and books, cut seals. In addition, he also conducted nature studies, collected a. a. Stones and shells. Kimura gathered numerous artists and scholars around him, whom he also supported in an emergency. He also studied poetry under Katayama Hokkai (1723-1790) and from 1758 was also a member of his literary circle Konton shisha ( 混沌 詩社 ).

Kimura's actual stage name was Sonsai ( 遜 斎 or 巽 斎 ), common was Kenkadō, the name of his estate. He not only owned a large number of art treasures, but also collections of natural objects, e. B. stones, arranged in several drawers. His home drew many visitors, including Uragami Gyokudō , Tanomura Chikuden, and Aoki Mokubei . One of his writings is "Kenkadōs Miscell " ( 蒹 葭 堂 雑 録 , Kenkadō zatsuroku ).

Kimura's tomb is located in the grounds of the Daiō-ji Temple in the Esashi-machi Town of the Tennōji District .

photos

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  Flowers and birds

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  Grasses

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  Grasses

literature

• Tazawa Yutaka: Biographical Dictionary of Japanese Art . Kodansha International, 1981. ISBN 0-87011-488-3 .
• Laurance P. Roberts: A Dictionary of Japanese Artists. Weatherhill, 1976. ISBN 0-8348-0113-2 .
• Yonezawa and Yoshizawa: Japanese Painting in the Literati Style , Weatherhill / Heibonsha, 1974. ISBN 0-8348-1019-0 .

Remarks

1. ↑ The Mashiyama clan resided in Nagashima ( Ise Province ), now part of Kuwana .
2. ↑ Kenka ( 蒹 葭 ) is a kind of reed that was found in his estate.

Web links

Commons : Kimura Kenkado  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} 水田 紀 久 : 木村 蒹 葭 堂 . In: 日本 大 百科全書 at kotobank.jp. Retrieved October 3, 2015 (Japanese). 

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