Maeda Tekison

Maeda Tekison ( Japanese 前 田 萩 邨 ; born 1895 in Kobe ( Hyōgo Prefecture ); died 1947 ) was a Japanese Nihonga- style painter during the Taishō and Shōwa periods .

life and work

Landscape, 1919

Maeda Tekison was born in Kobe. His real first name was Yasohachi ( 八 十八 ). In 1916 he graduated from the "School for Arts and Crafts Kyōto" ( 京都 市立 美術 工 芸 学校 , Kyōto shiritsu bijutsu kōgei gakkō ), then continued to study at the "Technical School for Painting Kyōto" ( 京都 市立 絵 画 専 門 学校 , Kyōto shiritsu kaiga semmon gakkō ), He completed his studies under Nishimura Goun in 1919. He then became a member of the artists' association "Shinchōsha" ( 晨 鳥 社 ). In 1920 he exhibited a picture for the first time on the 2nd “Teiten”, it was called “Brick-making family” ( 瓦 つ く る 家 , Kawara tsukuru ie ). Even after that, his pictures were accepted on the Teiten and the successor institution "Shin-Bunten", so that he was one of the sought-after artists of the time. In 1924 he showed the picture "Platz der Minatogawa-Zeitung" ( 湊 川 新聞 地 , Minatogawa Shimbun-chi ) on the 5th page and the picture "View of the port of Kobe" ( 神 戸 港 之 図 , Kōbekō no to ). More pictures followed.

In 1927 his picture " Naruto Strait" ( 鳴 門 海峡 , Naruto kaikyō ) was not awarded the special prize on the 9th Teiten , but it would have deserved recognition because of its careful depiction. The “landscape” ( 風景 , Fūkei ) shown here from 1919 gives an idea of ​​his painting style.

From 1929 until his untimely death, Maeda was a teacher at the Kyōto School of Arts and Crafts.

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{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".

literature

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

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