Kimura Shikō

Kimura Shikō ( Japanese 木村斯光 , actually Kimura Kenkichi (木村健吉); born May 9, 1895 in Kyoto ; died November 10, 1976 ) was a Japanese painter of the Nihonga direction of the Taishō and Shōwa periods .

life and work

Kimura Shikō was born as the second son of the fishmonger Uodon'ya Shimaroku (魚問屋島六) in Kyoto. In 1915 he graduated from the "Municipal School for Arts and Crafts Kyōto" (京都市立美術工芸学校) and continued his education at the "School of Painting Kyoto" (京都市立絵画専門学校). After graduating there in 1918, he continued his education in the study department and also became a student of Kikuchi Keigetsu . At that time he used the stage name Dairai (大来).

In 1921 a picture of him was accepted for the first time at the 3rd Teiten exhibition, namely "春宵" (Shunshō, spring evening). After that he continued to exhibit regularly at the Teiten, whereby in 1929 the picture "牟礼義経" (Mure Yoshitsune) was especially appreciated on the 10th Teiten. Since then he has been able to exhibit without a jury. In 1931 he fell ill towards the end of his 12th term and had to take a long break. - At the “Exhibition of Japanese Painting” in Berlin in 1931, his painting “Girls at the Ball Game” could be seen.

At first Kimura created pictures of fairy figures in the ukiyoe style , and also collected genre pictures from the Momoyama and Edo periods . For this reason, he maintained close contact with Kishida Ryūsei , who had moved to Kyoto after the Kanto earthquake . With the beginning of the Shōwa period, he switched to a style based on evenness. In 1954 he returned to the exhibition with the picture “静謐” (Seihitsu, silence) at the 10th Nitten exhibition and became known for his calm portraits of beautiful women. In 1969, however, he withdrew from the Nitten because it had changed its club structure.

Already in 1967 he had together with Kawakami Setsui (川上拙以; 1901–1976), Nozoe Heibei (野添平米; 1895–1980), Matsumoto Michio (松元道夫; 1996–1990), Katsuda Tetsu , Horii Kōha , Yamamoto Koun (山本紅雲; 1897–1993) and other painters who founded "悠采会" (Kōsai-kai) and exhibited in the gallery of the Takashimaya department store .

Remarks

↑ ^a ^b 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 1936 to 1944 was given a shin (新) for "new". 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

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

Web links (images)

In the National Museums of Modern Art in Kyoto and Tōkyō:

personal data
SURNAME	Kimura, Shikō
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	木村斯光 (Japanese); Kimura Kenkichi (real name); 木村健吉 (real name, Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Japanese painter
DATE OF BIRTH	May 9, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kyoto
DATE OF DEATH	November 10, 1976

[B-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 1936 to 1944 was given a shin (新) for "new". The successor from 1946, now no longer state-owned, was called Nitten for ( 日本美術展覧会 , Nihon bijutsu-in tenrankai ).