Ogata Sohaku

...A painter from the mid-Edo period. His given name was Koretomi, and his common name was Ichinojo. In addition to Korin, which he began using at the age of 35, he also had other pseudonyms such as Hoshuku, Sekisui, Kansei, Doshou, Seishou, and Jakumei. He was the second son of Ogata Munetomi, a high-class Kyoto kimono merchant. His younger brother was Ogata Kenzan. When his father died in 1687 (Jokyo 4), he inherited almost half of his inheritance, but he spent it all in a dissolute lifestyle, and at around the age of 39, he decided to become a painter. In 1699 (Genroku 12), Kenzan opened a kiln in Narutaki and sold his Kenzan ware, and Korin helped him with the painting. ...

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…江戸中期の画家。名は惟富，通称は市之丞。35歳から用い始めた光琳のほか，方祝，積翠，澗声，道崇，青々，寂明などの別号がある。京都の高級呉服商雁金屋尾形宗謙の次男に生まれる。弟に尾形乾山がいる。1687年(貞享4)に没した父から，遺産のほぼ半分を譲渡されたが，放蕩生活のうちに使い果たし，39歳ころ画家として立つことを決意する。99年(元禄12)乾山は鳴滝に開窯，乾山焼として売り出すが，光琳はその絵付けを手伝う。…

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