Kikuchi Yosai

A painter from the late Edo period to the early Meiji period. His name was Takeyasu, and he was popularly known as Ryohei. He was from Edo. At the age of 18, he became a disciple of Takada Enjo and studied the Kano school, later studying the Tosa school, and was inspired by the painting styles of Kano Tan'yu and Maruyama Okyo. In later years, he also adopted Western painting techniques, broadly learning Japanese, Chinese and Western styles. He had a strong loyalty to the emperor, and by studying court customs and customs, he opened up new horizons in historical painting. He traveled all over the country, visiting ancient temples and old houses, making copies of architecture, furnishings, weapons and armor, and wrote books such as "Todaiji Treasures" and "Weapon Illustrations." Among his paintings are the "Horikawa Night Attack Ema" (Asakusa Temple, Tokyo) and historical paintings such as "Afang Palace," as well as woodblock prints of 500 portraits of wise rulers, righteous samurai, loyal subjects, and heroic women, along with short biographies of them in the "Zenken Kojitsu" series.

[Yasushi Murashige]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

江戸末期～明治初期の画家。名は武保、俗称は量平。江戸の人。18歳のとき高田円乗の門に入って狩野(かのう)派を学び、のち土佐派を習い、さらに狩野探幽(たんゆう)、円山(まるやま)応挙の画風を慕う。後年は洋風の画法をも摂取、和漢洋の画風を広く修める。勤王精神も旺盛(おうせい)で、有職故実(ゆうそくこじつ)を研究して歴史画に新生面を開いた。全国を旅して古刹(こさつ)、旧家を歴訪し、建築、調度、武器、武具などを写し、『東大寺宝什図(ほうじゅうず)』『武器図説』などを著した。絵画の遺品に『堀河夜討図絵馬』（東京・浅草寺）、『阿房宮図』などの歴史画のほか、明君・義士・忠臣・烈婦500人の肖像画とその小伝『前賢故実(ぜんけんこじつ)』を木版本としている。

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