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]
Kōno Bairei | |
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| Born | March 3, 1844 |
| Died | February 20, 1895 (aged 50) |
| Occupation | Japanese painter |
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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.
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Notes edit
- ^ Answers.com
- ^ Bairei Kono-The Japanese Master-幸野楳嶺-日本繪畫大師與作品 Archived 2009-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bairei Kono-The Japanese Master-幸野楳嶺-日本繪畫大師與作品 Archived 2009-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Answers.com
- ^ Kono, Bairei (1881). "Bairei hyakucho gafu 1". Okura Magobei. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ^ Kono, Bairei (1881). "Bairei hyakucho gafu 2". Okura Magobei. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ^ Kono, Bairei (1881). "Bairei hyakucho gafu 3". Okura Magobei. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ^ "Kono Bairei Biography". Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ Bairei Hyakucho Gafu
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