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Ito Jakuchu
Itō Jakuchū (伊藤 若冲)
Self-Portrait (?)Ito Jakuchu
Itō Jakuchū (伊藤 若冲)
Itō Jakuchū (伊藤 若冲, 2 March 1716 – 27 October 1800) was a Japanese painter of the mid-Edo period when Japan had closed its doors to the outside world. Many of his paintings concern traditionally Japanese subjects, particularly chickens and other birds. Many of his otherwise traditional works display a great degree of experimentation with perspective, and with other very modern stylistic elements.
Compared to Soga Shōhaku and other exemplars of the mid-Edo period eccentric painters, Jakuchū is said to have been very calm, restrained, and professional. He held strong ties to Zen Buddhist ideals, and was considered a lay brother (koji); but he was also keenly aware of his role within a Kyoto society that was becoming increasingly commercial.
Itō Jakuchū was the eldest son of Itō Genzaemon, a Kyoto grocer whose shop, called Masuya, lay in the center of downtown, in the Nishiki food district
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Itō Jakuchū
Japanese painter (1716–1800)
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A portrait of Itō Jakuchū drawn by Kubota Beisen on the 85th anniversary of his death | |
| Born | (1716-03-02)March 2, 1716 |
| Died | October 27, 1800(1800-10-27) (aged 84) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Known for | Painter |
| Notable work | Pictures of the Colorful Realm of Living Beings |
In this Japanese name, the surname is Itō.
Itō Jakuchū (伊藤 若冲, 2 March 1716 – 27 October 1800)[1] was a Japanese painter of the mid-Edo period when Japan had isolated itself from the outside world. Many of his paintings concern traditionally Japanese subjects, particularly chickens and other birds. Many of his otherwise traditional works display a great degree of experimentation with perspective, and with other very modern stylistic elements.
His realistic style of painting made him very popular along with Maruyama Ōkyo, and he was listed as the second painter after Ōkyo in the second and third editions
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