Kumashiro Yūhi
Kumashiro Yūhi (
Names[edit]
Yūhi's birth name was Kumashiro Ayaru (
Today, he is usually called Yūhi (
Biography[edit]
Yūhi was born to the Kumashiro (
In 1731, he became the pupil of Shen Quan (沈銓), a visiting Chinese painter who stayed in Nagasaki until 1733. Later, he continued studying under Gao Qian (
In one instance, when Yūhi was asked to paint a tiger, he approached a caged tiger brought by a foreigner, and struck it on the head with a bamboo pole to see it move. It roared, scaring off the other bystanders, but he continued to sketch the tiger, refusing to leave.[3][a]
Yūhi's art was esteemed by the Japanese public, who regarded his paintings as a worthy native substitute for Chinese works, which were hard to find in Japan. Later, he went on to teach other artists, such as Sō Shiseki, Mori Ransai (
Gallery[edit]
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Two Cranes at a Clear Stream, 1754
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Carp Leaping the Dragon Gate
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Two Immortal Cranes of Longevity
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Account as described in volume 5 of the Zoku Kinsei Kinjiden, a register of Japanese eccentrics and hermits.
References[edit]
- ^ Frédéric, Louis (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 573. ISBN 9780674017535.
- ^ Beerens, Anna (2006). Friends, Acquaintances, Pupils and Patrons - Japanese Intellectual Life in the Late Eighteenth Century : a Prosopographical Approach. Leiden University Press. p. 80. ISBN 9789087280017.
- ^ a b Wilson, Richard L. (1989). "Tigers and the Kishi School of Japanese Painting". Muse. 23–21: 105–106. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ Yasunaga, Takuyo (2017-03-21). "Exhibition Review: Viewing the Kakutei on Exhibition". The Journal of Art Studies (Bijutsu Kenkyū). 421 (421): 203. doi:10.18953/00005983. Retrieved 2022-08-11.