Seiho Takeuchi

A Japanese painter born in Kyoto. He studied under Tsuchida Eirin, and from 1881 (Meiji 14) he studied under Kono Bairei of the Shijo school, taking the pen name Seiho. The following year, his works "Wild Geese and Cranes" and "Waterfall" were selected for the first Domestic Painting Exhibition. In 1884, he exhibited "Mountains and Waterfalls" and "Flowers and Birds" at the second Domestic Painting Exhibition, for which he received a commendation. After that, he won many awards at exhibitions and expositions both in Japan and abroad for his works that combined the Shijo school style with the classical painting style. During this time, he began working at the Kyoto Prefectural Painting School in 1883, and in 1895 became a teacher at the Kyoto City School of Arts and Crafts. From 1900 (Meiji 33) to the following year, he traveled to Europe. After returning to Japan, he changed his pen name to Seiho, and developed a fresh style of painting by absorbing and assimilating the techniques of Turner and Corot. In 1907 he became a judge for the first Bunten exhibition, and held the position until 1913 (Taisho 7), exhibiting such representative works as "Are Evening Shower" and "A Pictorial Beginning." In 1918 he became an Imperial Household Artist, and in 1919 he became a member of the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, and from 1921 he served as a professor at the Kyoto Municipal Painting College. In 1937 (Showa 12), he received the first Order of Culture. Other representative works include "Raindrop" and "Spotted Cat," and many of his pupils include Uemura Shōen, Nishimura Goun, Nishiyama Suishō, Tsuchida Bakusen, Ono Chikkyō, and Tokuoka Shinsen.

[Mitsuru Nikaido]

"Takeuchi Itsu Commentary: Complete Collection of Contemporary Japanese Art 13: Takeuchi Seiho and Others" (1973, Shueisha)

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日本画家。京都に生まれる。土田英林(えいりん)に学び、1881年（明治14）から四条派の幸野楳嶺(こうのばいれい)に師事して棲鳳(せいほう)と号する。翌年、第1回内国絵画共進会に『雁(がん)に双鶴(そうかく)』『瀑布(ばくふ)』が入選。84年には第2回内国絵画共進会に『山水』『花鳥』を出品して褒状を受け、以後、四条派の手法に古画風を交えた作品によって多くの共進会や内外の博覧会での受賞を重ねた。この間、83年から京都府画学校出仕、95年には京都市美術工芸学校教諭となる。1900年（明治33）から翌年にかけて渡欧。帰国後は号を栖鳳と改め、ターナーやコローの手法を摂取消化して清新な画風を開いた。07年に第1回文展の審査員となり、以後18年（大正7）まで歴任して、『アレ夕立に』『絵になる最初(はじめ)』などの代表作を出品している。13年に帝室技芸員、19年に帝国美術院会員となり、また09年から24年まで京都市立絵画専門学校教授を務めた。37年（昭和12）に第1回文化勲章を受ける。そのほかの代表作に『雨霽(うせい)』『斑猫(はんびょう)』などがあり、門下からは上村松園(うえむらしょうえん)、西村五雲、西山翠嶂(すいしょう)、土田麦僊(ばくせん)、小野竹喬(ちくきょう)、徳岡神泉(しんせん)らが輩出している。

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『竹内逸解説『現代日本美術全集13　竹内栖鳳他』（1973・集英社）』

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