Imao keinen biography of abraham

Born in Kyoto in , Imao Keinen studied painting and calligraphy with Umegata Tokyo and Suzuki Hyakunen.

He first studied Ukiyo-e style with Umegawa T? He also studied other styles than those of his masters, which resulted in an eclectic style. He combined his part-time study and work in his fathers business with painting in the evenings. In , after the family business was lost in the upheaval marking the end of the Tokugawa period, he began his own studio.

At this time Nanga painting was at its summit, and many artists turned to Nanga, but Keinen remained true to his own style. At the same time he worked as a design advisor for a textile company, to make a living. Our new shipment from Japan Close menu. Main menu.

Imao Keinen (今尾 景年, Kyoto – ) was a Japanese painter and print designer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, part of the shin-hanga ("new prints") movement.

Open Go Back. Imao Keinen was born in Kyoto in , the fifth son of Imao Inosuke. In he became professor at the Kyoto Prefectural School of Painting. Keinen was a frequent exhibitor and prize-winner at many shows and exhibitions in Japan and in Paris and an important figure in Kyoto art circles. In he became a member of the Art Committee of the Imperial Household, and in a juror for the first Bunten.

In he became a member of the Imperial Art Academy. In this period of his life he was probably the most famous painter of his time. His recurring themes are flowers, birds and landscapes.