So Shiseki

Peony on the rock

Sō Shiseki ( Japanese 宋 紫石 ; 1712 - April 9, 1786 ; real name Kusumoto Kōhachirō ( 楠 本 幸 八郎 )) was a Japanese painter of the Nanpin school .

life and work

Born Edo, Shiseki was a student of Kumashiro Yūhi ( 熊 代 熊 斐 , 1712–1773) and the Chinese painter Song Ziyan ( 宋 紫 岩 ; Japanese Sō Shigan), on whom he also derived his name and thereby -yan / gan Replaced 'rock' with -seki 'stone'. He returned to Edo and popularized the Nanpin style there. His son Sō Shizan ( 宋 紫 山 ; 1733-1805) was also a painter. Shiseki was friends with the versatile Hiraga Gennai , for whose scientific textbook Butsurui hinshitsu ( 物 類 品 隲 ; 1763) he designed the illustrations.

Shiseki is particularly known for his pictures with the theme of flowers and birds ( 花鳥画 , kachō-ga ), which were kept entirely in the Nanpin style. He also painted pictures in light colors with strong brush strokes. Books published according to his style, e.g. B. Sō Shiseki Gafu ( 宋 紫石 画譜 ), which appeared in 1765, were among the first to use multi-color printing. In addition, a number of books with his animal drawings have been published, including "Birds in the Rain" ( 雨中 鶏 図 , Uchū keizu ; 1771).

Shiseki was also the author of writings such as Kokin gazō ( 古今 画 薮 ; 1770). Shiba Kōkan and Sakai Hōitsu were among his students . His son Shizan ( 宋 紫 山 ) and his grandson Shikō ( 宋 紫 岡 ). Shiseki is buried on the grounds of Tokuhon-ji ( 徳 本寺 ) in Tokyo.

photos

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  Birds

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  shrimp

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  Birds

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  insects

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  Butsuri hinshitsu

Individual evidence

1. ↑ From Kachō gafu (chū) ( 花鳥画 譜 中 )
2. ↑ ^{a b} From Sō Shiseki shasei-chō ( 宋 紫石 写生 帖 ).

Remarks

1. ↑ He called himself in the Chinese way simply with “Last Name First Name”: Yū Hi.

literature

• Suzuki, Toshihiko (ed.): Nihon daihyakka zensho (Denshibukku-han) , Shogakukan, 1996.
• Laurance P. Roberts: A Dictionary of Japanese Artists. Weatherhill, 1976. ISBN 0-8348-0113-2 .

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . So Sō is the family name, Shiseki the first name.