Kōno Bairei | |
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Born | |
Died | February 20, 1895 | (aged 50)
Occupation | Japanese painter |
Kōno Bairei (幸野 楳嶺, March 3, 1844 – February 20, 1895) was a Japanese painter, book illustrator, and art teacher. [1] He was born (as Yasuda Bairei) and lived in Kyoto. [2] He was a member of the broad Maruyama-Shijo school and was a master of kacho-e painting (depictions of birds and flowers) in the Meiji period of Japan. [3]
In 1852, he went to study with the Maruyama-school painter, Nakajima Raisho (1796–1871). After Raisho's death, Bairei studied with the Shijo-school master Shiokawa Bunrin (1808–77). [4]
His work included flower prints, bird prints [5] [6] [7] , and landscapes, with a touch of western realism. [8] Bairei's Album of One Hundred Birds [9] was published in 1881.
He opened an art school in 1880 and his students included Takeuchi Seihō, Kawai Gyokudō, and Uemura Shōen.
Kōno Bairei | |
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Born | |
Died | February 20, 1895 | (aged 50)
Occupation | Japanese painter |
Kōno Bairei (幸野 楳嶺, March 3, 1844 – February 20, 1895) was a Japanese painter, book illustrator, and art teacher. [1] He was born (as Yasuda Bairei) and lived in Kyoto. [2] He was a member of the broad Maruyama-Shijo school and was a master of kacho-e painting (depictions of birds and flowers) in the Meiji period of Japan. [3]
In 1852, he went to study with the Maruyama-school painter, Nakajima Raisho (1796–1871). After Raisho's death, Bairei studied with the Shijo-school master Shiokawa Bunrin (1808–77). [4]
His work included flower prints, bird prints [5] [6] [7] , and landscapes, with a touch of western realism. [8] Bairei's Album of One Hundred Birds [9] was published in 1881.
He opened an art school in 1880 and his students included Takeuchi Seihō, Kawai Gyokudō, and Uemura Shōen.