Takeuchi Seihō (竹内栖鳳, Takeuchi Seihō, December 20, 1864 - August 23, 1942) was the pseudonym of a Japanese painter of the nihonga genre, active from the Meiji through the early Shōwa era. One of the founders of nihonga, his works spanned half a century and he was regarded as master of the prewar Kyoto circle of painters. His real name was Takeuchi Tsunekichi.
Seihō was born in Kyoto. As a child, he loved to draw and wanted to become an artist. He...
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Takeuchi Seihō (竹内栖鳳, Takeuchi Seihō, December 20, 1864 - August 23, 1942) was the pseudonym of a Japanese painter of the nihonga genre, active from the Meiji through the early Shōwa era. One of the founders of nihonga, his works spanned half a century and he was regarded as master of the prewar Kyoto circle of painters. His real name was Takeuchi Tsunekichi.
Seihō was born in Kyoto. As a child, he loved to draw and wanted to become an artist. He was a disciple of Kōno Bairei of the Maruyama-Shijo school of traditional painting. In 1882, two of his works received awards at the Naikoku Kaiga Kyoshinkai (Domestic Painting Competition), one of the first modern painting competitions in Japan, which launched him on his career.
During the Exposition Universelle in Paris (1900), he toured Europe, where he studied Western art. After returning to Japan he established a unique style, combining the realist techniques of the traditional Japanese Maruyama–Shijo school with Western forms of realism...
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