Satō Taisei

Satō Taisei ( Japanese 佐藤 太清 , actually Satō Minoru (佐藤 實); born November 10, 1913 in Fukuchiyama ( Kyoto Prefecture ); died November 6, 2004 ) was a Japanese Nihonga- style painter .

life and work

Satō Taisei went to Tōkyō in 1931 and by chance met his future teacher, the painter Kodama Kibō (児 玉 希望; 1891–1971). In 1933 he became a student of Kodama, began to study Japanese-style painting and adopted the stage name "Taisei". In 1939 he was drafted into the military, fell ill shortly afterwards and was finally released. After he had recovered from a serious illness, he was able to show a picture at the 6th Shin-Bunten exhibition, which began his career as a painter at the age of 30.

After the Pacific War , his picture "Chinin" (清 韻) was awarded a special prize at the 3rd Nitten. In 1966 the picture "Fūsō" (風 騒) received an award from the Minister of Education (文 部 大臣 賞, Mombudaijin-shō), and the following year also the award of the Japanese Academy of Arts . 1980 Satō became a member of the academy.

In 1988 he was honored as a person with special cultural merits , in 1992 he was awarded the Order of Culture .

In 1990 the "Satō Taisei Memorial Art Museum" (佐藤 大 清 記念 美術館, Satō Taisei kinen bijutsukan) was opened in Fukujiyama.

Remarks

1. ↑ From 1907 to 1918 the state art exhibition was called “Bunten” (文 展) for Mombushō bijutsu tenrankai ( 文部省 美術展 覧 会 ), the later successor from 1936 to 1944 was preceded by a shin (新) for “new”.
2. ↑ The successor of the Shin-Bunter was called from 1946, now no longer state, short Nitten for ( 日本 美術展 覧 会 , Nihon bijutsu-in tenrankai ).

Web links (images)

At the Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art :

• "Early Summer Rain" (緑 雨, Ryokuu), 1970
• Works in the Satō Taisei Memorial Art Museum

Web links

• Satō Taisei biography

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