Ryūsei Kishida (岸田 劉生, Kishida Ryūsei, June 23, 1891 – December 20, 1929) was a Japanese painter in Taishō and Shōwa period Japan. He is best known for his realistic yōga-style portraiture, but also for his nihonga paintings in the 1920s.
Kishida was born in the Ginza district of Tokyo in 1891, the son of Kishida Ginkō, a noted journalist who once assisted James Curtis Hepburn compile his Japanese-English dictionary. Kishida left school in 1908 to study Western-style art under Kuroda Seiki at his Hakubakai studio. He began exhibiting his works at the government’s annual Bunten exhibition in 1910.
While his earliest works reflect the plein-air style promoted by Kuroda, Kishida later became close friends with Mushanokōji Saneatsu and his Shirakaba (White Birch Society), through which he was introduced to fauvism and cubism. He formed his own artistic circle called Fyūzankai (Fusain Society) in 1912 to help promote the styles of humanism and post-impressionism. The group soon collapsed due to internal conflicts after holding two exhibitions, but Kishida created another circle called Sōdosha in 1915.[1] Among his associates in this group was the artist Kohno Michisei.
From around 1917, Kishida relocated his residence to the seaside Kugenuma neighborhood of Fujisawa, Kanagawa, near the summer home of his friend Mushanokōji. He also began to incorporate the techniques of northern European Renaissance artists such as Albrecht Dürer and Van Eyck into realistic portraiture, but did not directly copy their styles. During this period, he painted his famous series of paintings of his daughter Reiko, which combine photographic realism with almost surreal decorative elements, which exhibit the tension between expressionism and technique. His famous Kiritōshi no shasei, also painted near this time realistically depicts a path through a hill. However, it is not[2] an actual path that Kishida viewed and painted, but is a “universal scene” which could be set anywhere in the world, at any point in time.[3]
In the early 1920s, Kishida suddenly expressed a new interest for nihonga, incorporating elements from eastern art, in particular Chinese paintings of the Song and Yuan dynasties, as well as early ukiyo-e paintings. In 1922, he was an early member of the Shunyo-kai art society.[4] His home in Kugenuma was destroyed by the Great Kantō earthquake of 1923, and he moved to Kyoto for a brief period before moving to Kamakura in February 1926. In the 1920s, he came to be noted as an art historian as well as a painter, writing numerous articles on Aesthetics and Japanese painting.[5]
In December 2000, one of his portraits Reiko a shawl on her shoulders was sold for 360 million Yen, the highest price ever achieved in auction for a Japanese painting.[6]
Weisenfeld, Gennifer, MAVO: Japanese Artists and the Avant-Garde, 1905–1931. University of California Press (2001). ISBN0-520-22338-1
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Ryusei Kishida 岸田 劉生 Kishida Ryusei June 23 1891 December 20 1929 was a Japanese painter in Taishō and Shōwa period Japan He is best known for his realistic yōga style portraiture but also for his nihonga paintings in the 1920s Ryusei KishidaRyusei KishidaBorn 1891 06 23 June 23 1891Tokyo JapanDiedDecember 20 1929 1929 12 20 aged 38 Tokuyama YamaguchiNationalityJapaneseKnown forPainterMovementYōga Contents 1 Biography 2 Noted works 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksBiography editKishida was born in the Ginza district of Tokyo in 1891 the son of Kishida Ginkō a noted journalist who once assisted James Curtis Hepburn compile his Japanese English dictionary Kishida left school in 1908 to study Western style art under Kuroda Seiki at his Hakubakai studio He began exhibiting his works at the government s annual Bunten exhibition in 1910 While his earliest works reflect the plein air style promoted by Kuroda Kishida later became close friends with Mushanokōji Saneatsu and his Shirakaba White Birch Society through which he was introduced to fauvism and cubism He formed his own artistic circle called Fyuzankai Fusain Society in 1912 to help promote the styles of humanism and post impressionism The group soon collapsed due to internal conflicts after holding two exhibitions but Kishida created another circle called Sōdosha in 1915 1 Among his associates in this group was the artist Kohno Michisei From around 1917 Kishida relocated his residence to the seaside Kugenuma neighborhood of Fujisawa Kanagawa near the summer home of his friend Mushanokōji He also began to incorporate the techniques of northern European Renaissance artists such as Albrecht Durer and Van Eyck into realistic portraiture but did not directly copy their styles During this period he painted his famous series of paintings of his daughter Reiko which combine photographic realism with almost surreal decorative elements which exhibit the tension between expressionism and technique His famous Kiritōshi no shasei also painted near this time realistically depicts a path through a hill However it is not 2 an actual path that Kishida viewed and painted but is a universal scene which could be set anywhere in the world at any point in time 3 In the early 1920s Kishida suddenly expressed a new interest for nihonga incorporating elements from eastern art in particular Chinese paintings of the Song and Yuan dynasties as well as early ukiyo e paintings In 1922 he was an early member of the Shunyo kai art society 4 His home in Kugenuma was destroyed by the Great Kantō earthquake of 1923 and he moved to Kyoto for a brief period before moving to Kamakura in February 1926 In the 1920s he came to be noted as an art historian as well as a painter writing numerous articles on Aesthetics and Japanese painting 5 In 1929 sponsored by the South Manchuria Railway Company Kishida made his one and only overseas trip visiting Dalian Fengtian and Harbin in Manchuria On his way back to Kamakura he made a stop at Tokuyama Yamaguchi where he died of uremia at the age of 38 His grave is at the Tama Cemetery in Fuchu Tokyo After his death two of his paintings were designated National Important Cultural Properties by the Japanese government s Agency for Cultural Affairs In December 2000 one of his portraits Reiko a shawl on her shoulders was sold for 360 million Yen the highest price ever achieved in auction for a Japanese painting 6 Portrait of Reiko Sitting nbsp ArtistRyusei KishidaYear1919MediumOil on woodDimensions72 7 cm 60 7 cm 28 6 in 23 9 in LocationPola Museum of Art Hakone KanagawaNoted works editA Road Cut Through a Hill 道路と土手と塀 切通之写生 1915 Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art National Important Cultural Property 1 Portrait of Reiko age 5 麗子肖像 麗子五歳之像 1918 Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art 2 Reiko laughing 麗子微笑 1921 Tokyo National Museum National Important Cultural PropertyGallery edit nbsp A Road Cut Through a Hill 1915 nbsp Camellias c 1924 nbsp Woman with a Pumpkin 1914 nbsp The Ginza 1911 nbsp An Apple on Top of a Pot 1916 References edit Burghaus International Futurism in Arts and Literature Page 251 Actually it is a real path at Yoyogi Tokyo See Catalogue Kishida Ryusei 2001 page 51 Kato Shuichi Japan Spirit and Form Page 248 Artists of Shunyo kai Celebrating Its 100th Anniversary Tokyo Station Retrieved 2023 09 20 Kita The Last Tosa page 57 Goodwin The International Art markets Page 213 Berghaus Gunter International Futurism in Arts and Literature Walter de Gruyter 2000 ISBN 3 11 015681 4 Goodwin James The International Art Markets The Essential Guide for Collectors and Investors Kogan Page 2008 ISBN 0 7494 4835 0 Kato Shuichi Japan Spirit and Form Tuttle Publishing 1994 ISBN 0 8048 1969 6 Kita Sandy The Last Tosa Iwasa Katsumochi Matabei Bridge to Ukiyo e University of Hawaii Press 1999 ISBN 0 8248 1826 1 Kitazawa Noriaki Kishida Ryusei to Taishō avangyarudo Iwanami Shoten 1993 ISBN 4 00 003728 5 Weisenfeld Gennifer MAVO Japanese Artists and the Avant Garde 1905 1931 University of California Press 2001 ISBN 0 520 22338 1External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kishida Ryusei Aichi Prefectural Art Museum Kishida Rusei at Menard Museum of Art Mie Prefectural Museum Miyagi Prefectural Museum of Art Tokyo National Museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ryusei Kishida amp oldid 1176344392, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
