Taishin Ikeda

Makie artist. Commonly known as Kyusaburo. Son of a samurai of Nishio Domain, Mikawa Province (Aichi Prefecture). At the age of 11, he became an apprentice to Shibata Zeshin, a famous Edo makie artist, and learned makie and painting while working at his studio for 25 years. He later became independent and established his own school, training many disciples, who were known by the public as the Yagenbori school. His style was influenced by his teacher Zeshin, and he produced similar works to Zeshin, such as makie face paintings and urushi-e paintings, but his fine works are generally small and simple, and while they have a pleasant Edo feel, many of his works are gentle rather than individualistic. In 1896 (Meiji 29), he became an Imperial Household Artist.

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蒔絵師(まきえし)。通称久三郎。三河国（愛知県）西尾藩士の子。11歳で江戸の著名な蒔絵師・柴田是真(ぜしん)に入門、25年間工房で働きながら蒔絵および絵画を習得する。その後、独立して一家をなし、数多くの門下生を養成したので、それらは世間から薬研堀(やげんぼり)派と称せられた。作風は師是真の影響を受けて、蒔絵額面、漆絵(うるしえ)といった是真と同種の作品を制作しているが、いったいに手軽な小品に佳作がみられ、江戸風を小気味よく味わわせるが、個性的ではなく、温厚な作品が多い。1896年（明治29）帝室技芸員となる。

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