Murata Tanryo

Murata Tanryo

Murata Tanryō ( Japanese 邨田丹陵 actually Murata Tadashi (邨田靖) further stage name : Setsuei Sosha (雪営霜舎) Taizan Rōshu (泰山楼主); born 20th July 1874 in Kyoto ; d. 27. January 1940 ) was a Japanese painter of the Nihonga direction of the Taishō and early Shōwa periods .

life and work

Murata Tanryō was born in Kyoto. He began to study painting in the style of the Tosa School under Kawabe Mitate (川 辺 御 楯; 1838–1905). As a member of the group around Okakura Kakuzō , he was involved in the establishment of the association "Nihon Seinen Kaiga Kyōkai" (日本 青年 絵 画 協会) in 1891. In 1898 he became a member of the "Nihon Kaiga Kyōkai" reorganized association.

Murata exhibited at the 1st exhibition organized by the Ministry of Culture, the "Monbushō bijutsu tenrankai" (文部省 美術展 覧 会). After the Japanese-Russian War in 1905, in which he was involved as a painter, he withdrew from artistic circles and lived in seclusion in the countryside outside of Tokyo.

photos

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  Taiseihōkan

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  From the Omoto Shoin of Kotohira-gū

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  From the Omoto Shoin of Kotohira-gū

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  From the Heike Monogatari

Remarks

1. ↑ Taiseihōkan (大 政 奉還) was the return of the fiefs to the Tennō. This mural was made for the Meiji Memorial Gallery.

literature

• Laurance P. Roberts: Murata Tanryō . In: A Dictionary of Japanese Artists. Weatherhill, 1976. ISBN 0-8348-0113-2 .

Web links

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