Kiyotoyo Shiroma - Gusukuma Seiho

Japanese: 城間清豊 - ぐすくま・せいほう

Year of death: Shoken 4th October 18th (1644.11.16)
Year of birth: Shang Ning 26.10.18 (1614.11.19)
A painter from the Shuri Royal Court period. His Chinese name was Kinkasei and his pen name was Jiryo. Born deaf and mute, he is said to have learned painting techniques by himself. As exemplified by "Hakusen no Zu," many of his works look to China for themes such as imaginary beasts, Jurojin, and immortals, and the influence of Chinese painting cannot be denied. However, this is rather refreshing when you consider that most of the royal court painters after Jiryo leaned towards standardized themes such as imitating flower and bird paintings and landscape paintings from Fuzhou, China. It is also understandable that the story of the investiture envoy who came to Ryukyu to appoint the king of Ryukyu, comparing him with and praising the famous Chinese painter Gu Hutou, is also convincing. <References> Chin Genfu, "Zhongshan Jiryo Biography"

(Uezu Toshio)

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

Japanese:

没年：尚賢4.10.18(1644.11.16)
生年：尚寧26.10.18(1614.11.19)
首里王府時代の絵師。唐名は欽可聖,雅号は自了と称した。先天的な聾唖者として生を受け,独学で画技を習得したといわれる。「白択の図」に代表されるように,想像上の獣とか寿老人,仙人など画題を中国に求めている作品が多く,中国絵画の影響を否定することはできない。しかし,自了以後の王府絵師のほとんどが,中国福州の花鳥図や山水図の模倣というパターン化された画題に傾斜していったことを考えると,むしろ新鮮である。琉球国王を任じるために来琉した冊封正使が,中国の高名な絵師・顧虎頭をひきあいに称賛したエピソードもうなずける。<参考文献>陳元輔『中山自了伝』

(上江洲敏夫)

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