Tanaka Raishō
Japanese painter (1868–1940)
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Tanaka Raishō (Japanese: 田中頼璋; 10 August 1868 – 16 February 1940) was a Japanese painter of the nihonga school. He participated in numerous exhibitions, winning first prize at the 1916 and 1917 Japan Fine Arts Exhibitions.
10 August 1868
Tanaka Raishō | |
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田中頼璋 | |
Tanaka painting in his studio, 1900 | |
| Born | Tanaka Daijiro (田中大治郎) 10 August 1868 Hamada, Shimane, Japan |
| Died | 16 February 1940 (aged 71) Hiroshima, Japan |
Biography
Tanaka was born Tanaka Daijiro (田中大治郎) on 10 August 1868 in Hamada, Shimane.[1] As a teenager, he travelled to the town of Hagi in Yamaguchi Prefecture,[2] where he studied under Mori Kansai.[3] In 1899[1] or 1902, Tanaka moved to Tokyo,[4] where he learned from Kawabata Gyokushō.[3] He signed most of his works Raishō, but also used the art names Toyofumi (豊文) and Yoriaki (頼章).[1]
By the 1900s, Tanaka was presenting his works at exhibitions. He participated in several shows sponsored by the Japan Art Association.[2] In 1907, he won third-place at the Tokyo Industrial Exhibition.[4] Tanaka exhibited works at the Japan Fine Arts Exhibition beginning in 1908, winning several prizes[3] – including third place in his inaugural show with Narutaki,[2] as well as first place in 1916 and 1917.[4] In 1910, Tanaka's Wintry Landscape was exhibited at the Japan–British Exhibition in London.[5] When the Japan Fine Arts Exhibition was taken over by the Imperial Academy of Arts (now the Japan Art Academy), Tanaka was a nominated artist. He later became a judge with the exhibition,[3] as well as a committee member.[4]
In the 1900s, Tanaka took numerous students. One of these was Gao Qifeng, a Guangdong-born Chinese artist who had travelled to Japan with his brother Jianfu.[6] Another Chinese student was He Xiangning, who studied under Tanaka from 1908.[7] After the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, Tanaka moved to Hiroshima. He died there on 16 February 1940,[1] having suffered from nephritis.[2] He was survived by his daughter, Michiko, who had travelled to Germany in 1930 to become an actress and musician.[8]
One of Tanaka's grandchildren, Tanaka Kinnosuke, worked with the artist Okahara Taika to produce a book presenting Tanaka's oeuvre; it was published in 2009.[9] Tanaka was recognized for his landscape paintings. Since his death, he has received little attention; Okahara attributes this to his failure to innovate.[9] He worked primarily in the nihonga style, drawing on traditional Japanese painting while modernizing it with foreign elements.[10]
Gallery
Three Monkeys on Bank Near Waterfall (1907)
Mountain Moon in Four Seasons - Autumn (1916)
Deep Ravine Waterfall (undated)
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