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Kawanabe Kyōsai
Japanese artist (1831–1889) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Japanese name, the surname is Kawanabe.
Kawanabe Kyōsai[1] (河鍋 暁斎, May 18, 1831 – April 26, 1889) was a Japanese painter and caricaturist. In the words of art historian Timothy Clarke, "an individualist and an independent, perhaps the last virtuoso in traditional Japanese painting".[2]
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Kawanabe Kyōsai | |
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河鍋 暁斎 | |
![]() Kanawabe Kyōsai in 1880s. | |
Born | Shūzaburō 18 May 1831 Koga Ishimachi, Shimousa Province, (currently Koga City, Ibaraki Prefecture), Japan |
Died | 26 April 1889(1889-04-26) (aged 57) Zuirinji Temple, Tokyo, Japan |
Resting place | Taitō Ward, Tokyo |
Nationality | Japanese |
Known for | Painting, drawing, portraits |
Movement | Ukiyo-e, Japanese Zen, Nihonga |
Family | Kawanabe Kyōsui (daughter) |
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