Kawanobe Iccho - Kawanobe Iccho

Japanese: 川之辺一朝 - かわのべ・いっちょう

Year of death: September 5, 1910 (Meiji 43)
Year of birth: Tempo 1.12.24 (1831.2.6)
A lacquer artist from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period. Born in Asakusa, Edo. Commonly known as Genjiro. At the age of 12, he became an apprentice to Takei Tosuke, the master carpenter of the Tokugawa Shogunate's workshop, Koami Inaba Choken, and trained in lacquer art. In 1850, he became independent, taking the name Heiemon and the name Ichisho. Before the Meiji Restoration, he worked as a lacquer artist in the Shogunate's palace, and in 1861, he was involved in the wedding furnishings for Princess Kazunomiya. After the Meiji Restoration, he was active in expositions both in Japan and abroad, including exhibiting "Maki-e Bookcase with Twelve Views of Mt. Fuji" at the Vienna World Exposition in 1873, winning the Flower Pattern Award at the 1st Domestic Industrial Exposition, the Skillful Technique Award at the 2nd Domestic Industrial Exposition, and the Honorary Grand Prize at the Paris World Exposition in 1900. He also worked for the Imperial Household Ministry, and became an Imperial Household Artist in 1929, and a professor at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts (Tokyo University of the Arts) in 1930. Ichisho was the last maki-e artist to correctly convey the Koami school, and his representative work was the Imperial treasure "Chrysanthemum maki-e mother-of-pearl bookshelf," which took 10 years to complete. He was buried at Myoko-ji Temple in Karasuyama, Tokyo. <References> Hirokazu Arakawa and Tokugo Uchida, "Modern Japanese Lacquer Crafts," Tokyo Famous Craftsmen's Guide, compiled by the Tokyo Prefectural Industrial Promotion Department

(Uchida Tokuo)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

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没年：明治43.9.5(1910)
生年：天保1.12.24(1831.2.6)
幕末明治期の蒔絵師。江戸浅草生まれ。通称源次郎。12歳のときに徳川将軍家細工所棟梁幸阿弥因幡長賢の仕手頭武井藤助に入門し蒔絵の修業をする。嘉永3(1850)年独立して平右衛門を襲名し一朝と号した。維新前は,将軍家御殿の蒔絵方を勤め,文久1(1861)年和宮の婚礼調度に携わる。維新後は,明治6(1873)年ウィーン万国博「富士十二景蒔絵書棚」出品,第1回内国勧業博・花紋賞,第2回内国勧業博・妙技賞,同33年パリ万国博・名誉大賞など内外の博覧会で活躍した。また宮内省御用に従事し,同29年帝室技芸員,同30年東京美術学校(東京芸大)教授となる。一朝は,幸阿弥派を正しく伝えた最後の蒔絵師で,代表作に10年を費やして完成した御物「菊蒔絵螺鈿御書棚」がある。東京烏山の妙高寺に葬られる。<参考文献>荒川浩和・内田篤呉『近代日本の漆工芸』,東京府勧業課編『東京名工鑑』

(内田篤呉)

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