著者

廣田 孝

出版者

美学会

雑誌

美学 (ISSN:05200962)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.55, no.4, pp.29-41, 2005-03-31 (Released:2017-05-22)

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Takeuchi Seiho was a contemporary sketch artist as declared by his motto, "Shasei and Shohitu" Shohitu were a major feature of his sketches, and he insisted upon their use. This style came from the traditions he inherited through his studies. Seiho found employment drawing Yuzen-shitae at Takashimaya, where he met Kishi Chikudo. Chikudo actually sketched drawings such as tigers from real life, rather than imagination. This must have strongly influenced Seiho at the time since Chikudo, his senior, advised him on his art. By Chikudo' adovises, Seihou rediscovered realistic presentation in the tradition of Kyoto-school. During the Paris International Exposition in 1900, the 33rd year of Meiji, Seiho learned how to draw animals from real life in Europe. Afterwards, he returned to Japan, having sketched a lion in this fashion. The following year, his work, Shishi (Lion,) displayed the establishment of Seiho's contemporary sketch technique. Thanks to the encounter with Chikudo at Takashimaya, Seiho seemed to establish his own style of sketching.