Nishimura Goun

Nishimura Goun

Nishimura Goun ( Japanese 西村 五 雲 , real first name Genjirō (源 次郎); born November 6, 1877 in Kyōto ; died September 16, 1938 ) was a Japanese painter of the Nihonga direction during the Meiji , Taishō and beginning Shōwa Time .

life and work

Nishimura Goun was the son of a family in Kyoto that dealt with textile dyeing. In 1890 he became a student of Kishi Chikudō (岸 竹 堂; 1826-1897). He exhibited at the Nihon Bijutsu Kyōkai (日本 美術 協会), Zenkoku Kaiga Kyōshinkai (全国 絵 画 共進 会), Goso Shōnenkai (後 素 少年 会) and elsewhere and occasionally received awards. Kishi died in 1897, from 1899 he was able to train students himself , supported by Takeuchi Seihō .

He won a prize at the first colorful exhibition in 1907. He fell ill and was unable to work during the Taishō period. In 1924 he was appointed professor at the Kyōto Shiritsu Kaiga Semmon-gakkō (京都 市立 絵 画 専 門 学校). He then exhibited at the Teiten and was appointed juror there. He became a member of the Academy of Arts .

Nishimura's themes include flowers, fish, other animals, and birds. He was a typical representative of the Kyoto direction of Nihonga and a successor to Takeuchi Seihō. His works include "日照 雨" (Sobae; 1931), "秋 茄子" (Akinasu; 1932) and "麦秋" (Bakushū; 1936).

photos

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  Cherry blossom in Yoshino

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  Screen cranes, left

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  Screen cranes, right

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  Quiet

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  Rainy season

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  Early blooms

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b} Bunten is the abbreviation for the annual state art exhibition (文 展), short for Mombushō bijutsu tenrankai ( 文部省 美術展 覧 会 ) from 1907 to 1918, Teiten ( 帝 展 ) is the abbreviation for follow-up facility (帝国美術展 覧 会 , Teikoku bijutsu-in tenrankai ) between 1919 and 1935.

literature

• National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (ed.): Nishimura Goun. In: Kyōto no Nihonga 1910–1930. National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, 1986. ISBN 4-87642-117-X .
• Laurance P. Roberts: Nishimura Goun . In: A Dictionary of Japanese Artists. Weatherhill, 1976. ISBN 0-8348-0113-2 .

Web links

Commons : Nishimura Goun  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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