Tadashi Kobayashi

Tadashi Kobayashi ( Japanese 小林 忠 , Kobayashi Tadashi; born April 11, 1941 in Tōkyō ) is a Japanese art scholar , best known for his publications on ukiyoe art.

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Tadashi Kobayashi studied art at the University of Tōkyō . He headed the research center for information gathering at the National Museum Tōkyō , then became a professor at the Gakushūin University , which appointed him to "Meiyō Kyōju" after his departure. In October 2013 he became the first director of the newly opened private Okada Art Museum (岡田 美術館, Okada bijutsukan) in Hakone (Kanagawa) .

Kobayashi is one of the editors of the art magazine "Kokka" (國 華), which has been published since 1889, making it the oldest existing art magazine in Japan.

Publications (selection)

• "Pictures of beautiful women of the Edo period - ukiyo painting" (江 戸 の 美人 画 寛 永 ・ 寛 文 期 の 肉 筆画) 1982
• “History of Painting from the Edo Period” (江 戸 絵 画 史 論) 1983
• “The Magic of Ukiyo-e - Popular Art of the Edo Period” (浮世 絵 の 魅力 江 戸 の 庶民 文化) 1984
• "Painter of the Edo Period" (江 戸 の 画家 た ち) 1987
• “Understanding Images of the Edo Period” (江 戸 の 絵 を 読 む) 1989
• "Art of Humanity 9 - Edo Period 1: Tradition and Revival" (人間 の 美術 9 伝 統 と 再生 江 戸 時代 1) 1990
• "Itō Jakuchū" (伊藤 若 冲) 1996
• “The Ink Painter of Japan - Notes on Ink Painting” (墨 絵 の 譜 日本 の 水墨画 家 た ち) （全 2 巻） 1991 to 1992
  • New editions: “Complete history of ink painting in Japan” (日本 水墨画 全 史) 2018
• “Understanding Edo-Ukiyoe” (江 戸 浮世 絵 を 読 む) 2002
• “Painters and their homeland” (画家 と ふ る さ と) 2002
• "Utamaro, Utamakura" (歌 麿 歌 満 く ら 浮世 絵 春 画 名品 コ レ ク ク シ ョ ン 1) 2009
• " Utagawa Kunisada " (歌 川 国 貞 | 国 貞 花鳥 余 情 吾 妻 源氏 浮世 絵 春 画 名品 コ レ ク シ ョ ン 3) 2009
• "Ukiyoe of the Edo period" (江 戸 の 浮世 絵) 2009
• “Painting of the Edo Period” (江 戸 の 絵 画) 2010

As editor among others

As part of the five-volume publication "Rimpa Painting" (琳 派) published by Shikosha in 1990:

• Volume 2 - Seasonal Flowering Plants and Birds. ISBN 4-87940-509-4 .
• Volume 3 - Landscapes, Birds and Animals. ISBN 4-87940-510-8 .
• Volume 5 - Assorted Themes. ISBN 4 87940-512-4 , together with Murashige Yasushi (村 重 寧; * 1937), who edited volumes 1 and 4.

Remarks

1. ↑ Meiyo Kyōju (名誉 教授) is occasionally rendered in German as "Professor emeritus". But in contrast to this title, which is automatically used on retirement, this is a special award only occasionally granted in Japan.

Web links

• Shinchōsha: Kobayashi Tadashi, short curriculum vitae