Chigusa, Kitani, 1890-1945

Chigusa, Kitani, 1890-1945

Born in Osaka. Given name Eiko. Studied with Kitano Tsunetomi, Ikeda Shoen, and Kikuchi Keigetsu. Later established the Chigusakai, teaching many students. Known as Japanese-style painter of women; exhibited at Bunten and Teiten. Woodblock bijin-ga published by Nishinomiya. Used the signature Chigusa with a long ovoid vertical seal.** Taken in whole, or in part, with permission from: Merritt, Helen and Nanako Yamada. Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975. University of Hawaii Press: Honolulu. 1992.

Artwork

Silence No. 19Silence No. 19 #FW23083$400
Spin DriftSpin Drift #930792Kuroda, Shigeki, b. 1953$800
Portrait of Kihei SasajimaPortrait of Kihei Sasajima #271021Sekino, Jun'ichiro, 1914-1988$3,500
IllusionIllusion #930783Kuroda, Shigeki, b. 1953SOLD