Nobuhiro Ōkōchi (大河内 信敬, Ōkōchi Nobuhiro, 21 August 1903 – 1 December 1967) was a Japanese painter.
Nobuhiro Ōkōchi | |
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大河内 信敬 | |
| Born | 21 August 1903 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 1 December 1967 (aged 64) Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | Hongō Painting Institute |
| Alma mater | Meiji University |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse | Chieko Ōkōchi |
| Elected | Kōfūkai |
Biography edit
In 1918, Ōkōchi studied watercolor under Sanchi Itakura and printmaking under Kishio Koizumi as well as other methods under Okada Saburōsuke. He contributed to the magazine You and I (きみ と ぼく, Kimi to boku) in 1922. He graduated from the Meiji University Department of Economics in 1928 and studied at Hongō Painting Institute under Manjirō Terauchi in 1930. Ōkōchi participated in the 1931 Nihon Hanga Kyōkai exhibition.[1]
In 1933, Ōkōchi's painting, A corner of the room (画室の一隅, Gashitsu no ichigū), won the fourteenth Emperor Exhibition prize from the Imperial Art Academy. By 1937, he was researching art from Europe. Ōkōchi became a member of Kōfūkai in 1940. He and Kanemon Asai as well as others formed Shinjukai[1] in 1947.[2][3]
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Ōkōchi was the second son of Viscount Masatoshi Ōkōchi, the director of Riken, and the daughter of Ōkōchi Nobuhisa. Chieko was his wife. His daughter with her was actress Momoko Kōchi.[4]
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References edit
- ^ a b Merritt, Helen; Yamada, Nanako (1992). Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-8248-1732-X.
- ^ "Asai Kanemon Exhibit: A Feast of Daydreams". Official Tokyo Travel Guide GO TOKYO. Retrieved 25 November 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "大河内信敬". Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2016.(in Japanese)
- ^ "Person Details for Momoko Okochi, "Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Immigration cards, 1900-1965". FamilySearch.org. Arquivo Nacional, Rio de Janeiro. 23 December 1957. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
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