Tomioka Tessai

Tomioka Tessai
Tomioka Tessai
Born
Tomioka Yusuke, Tomioka Hyakuren

(1836-01-25)January 25, 1836[1] or (1837-01-27)January 27, 1837[citation needed]
DiedDecember 31, 1924(1924-12-31) (aged 87)
NationalityJapanese
Known forPainter, calligrapher
MovementBunjinga, Nihonga

Tomioka Tessai (富岡 鉄斎, 25 January 1836 or 27 January 1837 – 31 December 1924) was the pseudonym for a painter and calligrapher in imperial Japan. He is regarded as the last major artist in the Bunjinga tradition and one of the first major artists of the Nihonga style. His real name was Yusuke, which he later changed to Hyakuren.

  1. ^ Mitchell, C.H. (1972). The Illustrated Books of the Nanga, Maruyama, Shijo and Other Related Schools of Japan: A Biobibliography. p. 185. TESSAI (TOMIOKA) (1836-1924) Name: Tomioka Hyakuren. Childhood name: Yusuke. Go: Tessai, Tetsjujin, Tesshi, Tetsugai. Born in Kyoto on the 25th day of the last month of Tempo 7 (1836). The second son of Tomioka Korenobu, a shopkeeper.

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