Kinhide Tokudaiji (徳大寺 公英, Tokudaiji Kinhide[2], born 2 November 1919), also known as Kimihide Tokudaiji, is a Japanese art critic and aristocrat who was the head of the Tokudaiji family.

Kinhide Tokudaiji
徳大寺 公英
Born(1919-11-02)2 November 1919
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Other namesKimihide Tokudaiji
OccupationArt critic
Parent(s)Saneatsu Tokudaiji
Yoneko Matsudaira[1]

Biography

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Kinhide Tokudaiji was born on 2 November 1919 in Tokyo as the eldest son of Prince Saneatsu Tokudaiji and Yoneko Tokudaiji. Yoneko was from the Matsudaira family and was the daughter of Count Naoyuki Matsudaira.[3]

Tokudaiji studied political science at the Tokyo Imperial University, graduating in 1945.[4][5]

Tokudaiji was one of the founding members of Kōbō Abe's Kiroku Geijutsu no Kai.[6] Besides teaching at Gakushuin University, he was also commissioned by the Bridgestone Museum of Art.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Person Details for Kimihide Tokudaiji, "Brasil, Cartões de Imigração, 1900-1965"". FamilySearch.org. 1959. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  2. ^ "現代華族譜要". National Diet Library. 1929. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. ^ 維新史料編纂会 編『現代華族譜要』(1929) 日本史籍協会. pp 431
  4. ^ Who's Who in Contemporary Japanese Socialists, Scholars and Writers. 1970. p. 663.
  5. ^ a b "日露友好記念、文化交流大全集". 宮日新聞98. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  6. ^ Kay, Margeret (5 May 2011). Truth from a Lie: Documentary, Detection, and Reflexivity in Abe Kobo's Realist Project. Lexington Books. p. 32. ISBN 9780739138779.
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