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T.C. Boyle was born Thomas John Boyle, the son of Thomas John Boyle, a school bus driver, and his wife Rosemary Post Boyle (later Rosemary Murphy), a school secretary. [4] He grew up in Peekskill, New York and changed his middle name to Coraghessan when he was 17 after an ancestor of his mother.
Nagasawa Rosetsu (長沢芦雪, 1754–1799) was a Japanese painter during the Edo period. A disciple of the Maruyama School , he was known for his versatile artistic style. He was born to the family of a low-ranking samurai .
Kohno Michisei (sometimes transliterated as Kono Michisei; also known as Kono Petoru Tsusei [1] [2]) (June 10, 1895 – March 31, 1950) was a Japanese painter, illustrator, and printmaker known for his association with the yōga movement of the early 20th century. His work is considered representative of the Taishō period in Japanese art.
Instead of drawing upon the older styles of well known works depicting Nichiren, Kuniyoshi's Sketches of the Life of the Great Priest shows the influence of the Kishi school, particularly the work of Kawamura Bunpō (河村文鳳) (1779–1821) as found in his gafu (picture album), [9] a landscape painting manual known as Bunpō sansui gafu (文鳳山水画) (A Book of Drawings of Landscapes ...
Ogata Gekkō (尾形月耕, 1859 – 1 October 1920) was a Japanese artist best known as a painter and a designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints.He was self-taught in art, won numerous national and international prizes, and was one of the earliest Japanese artists to win an international audience.
Ogata Kōrin (Japanese: 尾形光琳; 1658 – June 2, 1716) was a Japanese landscape illustrator, lacquerer, painter, and textile designer of the Rinpa School. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Kōrin is best known for his byōbu folding screens, such as Irises [ 3 ] and Red and White Plum Blossoms [ 4 ] (both registered National Treasures ), and his paintings on ...
Toriyama Sekien (鳥山 石燕, 1712 – September 22, 1788), real name Sano Toyofusa, was a scholar, kyōka poet, and ukiyo-e artist of Japanese folklore. Early life [ edit ]
Born in Kyoto to a samurai family, his talents for art and design were recognized early. [1] He eventually allied himself with the traditional Rinpa school of art. He is considered the last great proponent of this artistic tradition. [2] Sekka also worked in lacquer and in a variety of other media. From the series A World of Things, 1909–1910