Catalog record · 目録番号 127895
Koharu the Heroine
Catalog note / 解説
Wednesday, 2 November 2005 Shin Hanga: Pensive Bijin Artist: Keigetsu Kikuchi Format: Large oban tate-e: 20" x 14.75" Subject: A portrait of the Heroine Koharu, deep in thought, holding her tobacco pipe, by the artist Keigetsu Kikuchi, 1879-1955, who was born in Nagano prefecture with the given name Kikuchi Kanji. He traveled in Europe during the twenties with two of his art colleagues. Back in Japan he became a teacher of Japanese print art at the Kyoto City School of Fine Arts and Crafts and at the Kyoto City School of Painting. His favorite subjects were Bijin-ga - images of beautiful women. In 1934 he was honored by being appointed a member of the Imperial Art Board and in 1937 as a mem…
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