Japan art and Hashimoto Gaho (1835-1908)
Lee Jay Walker
Modern Tokyo Times
The Japanese artist Hashimoto Gahō (1835-1908) witnessed the highs and lows of the Meiji Restoration (1868-1912). Initially, the late stages of the Edo Period brought about a sense of continuity for Hashimoto concerning his art. However, the convulsions of the Meiji Period in the early era brought economic uncertainty.
He studied art under his father and then Kanō Shōsen’in. Kanō Hōgai also influenced Hashimoto. Therefore, Hashimoto learned the rich artistic traditions of the art school of Kanō during his informative years.
By the last decade of the Edo Period, Hashimoto had already become a studio director. Yet the early Meiji Period would witness Hashimoto looking for other types of work. Thus the initial convulsions of this period entailed Hashimoto utilizing his art from different commercial angles.
Economic stability gradually returned for Hashimoto. Hence, he taught many notable artists – including Yokoyama Taikan and Kawai Gyokudō – in the last few decades of his life.
His connections with Ernest Fenollosa (an Art historian from America) and Okakura Tenshin entailed that his work reached new people. Thus the last few decades of his artistic life witnessed his recognition to a higher level.
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