Takuma Katsuga - Takuma Katsuga

Japanese: 宅磨勝賀 - たくましょうが

A Buddhist painter active from the end of the Heian period to the beginning of the Kamakura period. The son of Takuma Tameto, he was known by the secular name Tamemoto, and after entering the priesthood he was appointed Hokkyo in 1184. He was ahead of his time in actively adopting the style of Song painting, and showed the distinctive features of the Takuma school in his thick and thin lines and cool colors. The Twelve Heavenly Gods Screen (National Treasure) at Kyoogokokuji Temple, painted in 1191, is famous as a typical example of his work.

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Japanese:

平安時代末期から鎌倉時代初期にかけて活躍した絵仏師。宅磨為遠 (ためとお) の子で俗名を為基，出家して寿永3 (1184) 年法橋に叙せられた。時代にさきがけて宋画様式を積極的に取り入れ，肥痩の強い描線と寒冷な色感に宅磨派の特色を発揮した。建久2 (1191) 年に描いた教王護国寺蔵『十二天屏風』 (国宝) がその典型的な作品として著名である。

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