Ginko, Ryusei and Reiko KISHIDA Genealogy of Innovative Spirit (Setagaya Art Museum)

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Among modern paintings in Japan, Kishida Ryusei's Reikozo will be one of the most famous paintings.

Girl wearing a red dress, such as staring into the distance. Eye is thin, his face, have a look Asian typical Mongolian.

Even the real thing, even in the photo, Reikozo Kishida Ryusei drew a daughter of their own, have once seen, would have been inscribed in mind, a strong image.

The exhibition is held at the Setagaya Art Museum, and follow the father of Ryusei, Ginkgo and his daughter Reiko, it was an interesting content.

1833 of the Edo era, born to farmers in Okayama Prefecture, current, and study out in Edo and Osaka, first acquainted with Hepburn, Kishida ginkgo got the opportunity to play an active part in place a variety of.

This was followed by or served as chief editor of the newspaper, the production of eye drops first in Japan, and sell, a multi-activity.

The venue, newspaper article by means of the brush of Ginkgo, advertising of medicines, such as related photos were exhibited. Some, like there was also artistic taste, some works were also on display.

Born in 1891 as the ninth child of Ginkgo, Ryusei is going to aim the way to the painter soon. In the heart of Ginza, it was born, it had just also serves as residence in the pharmacy stores that ginkgo was engaged.

In the short life of the 38 years, Ryusei was greatly changed several times the style of painting. Initially, the technique of the Post-Impressionists such as Van Gogh, I drew well a landscape of Ginza, a self-portrait.

Approach of dense paintings such as Dürer, painted landscapes and portraits followed by a number. Then, in the technique of the original wind and Song Dynasty China, I drew a picture of vases flowers and then.

At the venue, I was able to taste the many drawn by these various techniques, the works of Ryusei.

Works corresponding to the time of the middle, and its rich oil painting, Reikozo is, can feel the atmosphere of the work of Dürer certainly.

However, half-length portrait of the woman, aware of the Mona Lisa Da Vinci clearly.

Ryusei is, drew in this work, it would be Reiko of his own daughter, but not only that, it might have been trying to draw something more universal.

It may exist that woman, or it may be existence of a larger human. Alternatively, rather young girls, but it may be a universal shape.

When Ryusei died, Reiko was 15 years old. She served as a stage actress, and or write a text or picture, Reiko, will perform a variety of activities.

If you look at her work and are drawn side by side with his father, the figure of the young myself, that memory, of August 1923, and the certainty of the arm as a painter of Reiko, what she had been loved by Ryusei how, I have seen that.

Immediately after summarizes the biography of his father, Reiko, passed away at the young of 48 years old.

Even so, what the relationship of these three people is likely to have a relationship.

From the lineage of such spirit, painter named Kishida Ryusei while being short life of '38 only, in the history of modern painting in Japan, had a devastating effect, when he was born, this exhibition tells seems to have wanted.