Rokkaku Shisui

Japanese: 六角紫水 - ろっかくしすい

Born: March 20, 1867, Hiroshima
[Died] April 15, 1950. Tokyo lacquer artist. Maiden name Fujioka, real name Chutara. In 1893, he graduated from the first class of the Tokyo School of Fine Arts, Department of Lacquer Art. In the same year, he became an assistant professor at the same school, and although he temporarily resigned, he devoted himself to teaching the next generation of artists at his alma mater for 32 years. From 1896 to 1908, he traveled around Japan with Okakura Tenshin as an investigator for the preservation plan for ancient temples and shrines, and in 1904, he traveled to the United States with Tenshin and others. He worked at the Oriental Department of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and later at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In 1908, he returned to Japan via London, Paris, Germany, Russia, and China. After returning to Japan, he devoted himself to research on Rakuro lacquerware and anodized lacquerware, and in particular, he worked hard to perfect white lacquer, making a great contribution to the lacquer art world. He became a judge for the Teiten Exhibition in 1927, and a member of the Imperial Art Academy in 1941. His major works include "Plaque with a Wagtail on a Rock" (1904), "Lacquer Box with the Design of the Dawn's Roar" (30), "Silver Scroll Tray with Acala Image" (43), and "Sword and Brush Inkstone Box with the Design of Reed Cutting" (47).

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Japanese:

[生]慶応3(1867).3.20. 広島
[没]1950.4.15. 東京
漆芸家。旧姓藤岡，本名注多良。 1893年東京美術学校漆工科第1回の卒業生。同年より同校助教授となり，一時辞職したが，前後 32年間にわたり母校で後進の指導に尽した。 96～98年古社寺保存計画調査官として岡倉天心と国内各地を回り，1904年天心らと渡米。ボストン美術館東洋部，のちメトロポリタン美術館に勤務，08年ロンドン，パリ，ドイツ，ロシア，清国を経て帰国。帰国後は楽浪漆器，アルマイト漆器などの研究に力を注ぎ，特に白漆の完成に尽し漆工界に大きな業績を残した。 27年帝展審査員，41年帝国芸術院会員となった。主要作品『岩に鶺鴒図額』 (1904) ，『暁天吼号之図漆手箱』 (30) ，『銀平文不動尊像軸盆』 (43) ，『芦刈図刀筆硯箱』 (47) 。

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