KANO Hogai

Date of Birth and Death
February 27, 1828 - November 5, 1888
Birthplace (modern name)
Yamaguchi
Occupation, Status
Artist

Description

Japanese-style painter. Born in Yamaguchi, the son of a painter serving the Chofu Clan. He came to Edo and became a disciple of the Kobiki-cho Kano family in 1846. One of his fellows was Gaho Hashimoto. Suffering many difficulties during the shakeup of the Meiji Restoration, he made efforts to innovate Japanese-style paintings. He adapted techniques of Western painting such as space expression and use of colors at the suggestion of a hired American teacher, Fenollosa. In 1884, he was appointed as officer of Ministry of Education. Although he was nominated for a professorship at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1888, he died before the opening of the school. His representative works include "Fudo Myoo" and "Hibo Kannon" (Merciful Mother Kannon).

Publications

National Diet Library's collections

SNS

KANO Hogai

  • Portrait of KANO Hogai1

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