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YOKOYAMA Taikan

Native placeMito, Ibaraki, JPN
Birth1868
Dead placeTokyo, JPN
Died1958

Biography

Yokoyama Taikan entered the newly established Tokyo School of Fine Arts, where he studied under Hashimoto Gaho and others, and after graduating devoted himself to copying old paintings. He initially served as an assistant professor at the school, but offered his resignation in solidarity with Okakura Tenshin during a dispute and was dismissed from his post in 1898. That same year, he participated in the founding of the Japan Art Institute. Together with Hishida Shunso, Shimomura Kanzan, and others, he experimented with the blurred, lineless technique known as the ”moro-tai” (fuzzy style), using dry-brush effects to express atmosphere and light and emphasizing color over line. The approach was harshly criticized at the time. From 1903 to 1905, he traveled to India, the United States, and Europe. After returning to Japan, he and Shunso jointly published “On Painting” as a statement of their artistic convictions. The following year, he moved to Izura in Ibaraki Prefecture, where he renewed his artistic activities. In 1914, he took part in the revival of the Japan Art Institute, and in 1930 he served as an art envoy for the Exhibition of Japanese Art in Rome.

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  • image of『Waterfalls』

    Waterfalls
    Artist：横山大観　YOKOYAMA Taikan
    Date：ca.1900
    Medium：color on silk
    Classification：Japanese-style Paintings
    Accession Number：JJ199000019000

  • image of『Peony』

    Peony
    Artist：横山大観　YOKOYAMA Taikan
    Date：ca.1921
    Medium：color on silk
    Classification：Japanese-style Paintings
    Accession Number：JJ199800002000

  • image of『Rain on a Lakeside』

    Rain on a Lakeside
    Artist：横山大観　YOKOYAMA Taikan
    Medium：sumi on paper
    Classification：Japanese-style Paintings
    Accession Number：JJ202400121000

  • image of『Wagtail』

    Wagtail
    Artist：横山大観　YOKOYAMA Taikan
    Medium：color on paper
    Classification：Japanese-style Paintings
    Accession Number：JJ202400122000

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