Japan Art and Koyama Eitatsu (1880-1945)
Lee Jay Walker
Modern Tokyo Times
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The Japanese artist Koyama Eitatsu (1880-1945) was born in Tokyo. Unlike his father and grandparents, he was a child of the Meiji Period (1868-1912).
Initially, he studied Western-style art under Honda Kinkichiro (1850-1921). His generation was encouraged to learn different art techniques and styles. This notably concerns the European art scene.
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However, similar to Edo artists, Koyama Eitatsu also studied the artistic styles of the schools of Tosa and Kano. Accordingly, these different thought patterns and styles blessed him.
Ukiyo-e prints of war became popular in the Meiji Period. In time, ukiyo-e would become eclipsed.
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However, shin hanga (new prints) and sōsaku hanga (creative prints) managed to preserve the world of Japanese prints in the twentieth century: so a connection to the world of ukiyo-e during the Edo Period continued.
Albeit, while the modernization aspect of this did provide a fresh impetus – the broad array of subjects was decreased dramatically (murder to shunga were now a fading memory).
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