Takeuchi Seiho

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Takeuchi Seiho (竹内栖鳳) (b. 20 December 1864, Kyoto d. 23 August 1942) was a Japanese painter of the nihonga watercolor genre, active from the Meiji through to the early Showa era. His first name, Seiho, had initially used the characters 棲鳳 (possibly pronounced saiho). One of the forerunners of modern nihonga, his work spanned half a century, and he was the master that made famous the prewar Kyoto circle of painters. He was a recipient of the first round of Imperial Japanese honours known as the Order of Culture.

Contents 1 Career 2 Personal art gallery 3 Important Works 4 Notable pupils

[edit] Career

Seiho was born in Kyoto in 1864.

[edit] Personal art gallery

• The Kachu'an Takeuchi Seiho memorial gallery

[edit] Important Works

• 斑猫 (1924, Yamatane Museum, object of national cultural significance status）
• 平家驚禽声逃亡 （Tokyo National Museum）
• 秋興 (1927, Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art）
• 雨霽 (1907, Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art）
• アレ夕立に (1909, 高島屋史料館）
• 絵になる最初 (1913, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art）
• 薫風稚雀・寒汀白鷺 (1928, Imperial Household Agency, sannomaru shozokan）
• 群鵜 (1913, Kachu'an Takeuchi Seiho memorial gallery）

[edit] Notable pupils

• Uemura Shoen
• Ono Kikkyo
• Tsuchida Bakusen
• Nishimura Go'un (西村五雲)
• Hashimoto Kansetsu (橋本関雪)