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          Kawanabe Kyōsai was born in Koga, Japan in , and made his first drawing, of a frog — a favourite motif throughout his life — when he was..

          Kyosai Kawanabe is perhaps the most fascinating and unique artist of the Meiji Era () in the transition from old to new Japan.

        1. Kawanabe Kyōsai (河鍋 暁斎, May 18, – April 26, ) was a Japanese painter and caricaturist.
        2. Kawanabe Kyōsai was born in Koga, Japan in , and made his first drawing, of a frog — a favourite motif throughout his life — when he was.
        3. Born with the name Shūzaburō in , he made his first sketch at the age of three and began his first artistic apprenticeship at seven.
        4. It exhibits to a remarkable degree the painter's minute anatomical knowledge, his marvellous power of imparting life and vigorous action to lifeless forms; and.

          5. Kawanabe Kyōsai

          Japanese artist (1831–1889)

          In this Japanese name, the surname is Kawanabe.

          Kawanabe Kyōsai

          Kanawabe Kyōsai in 1880s.

          Born

          Shūzaburō


          18 May 1831

          Koga Ishimachi, Shimousa Province, (currently Koga City, Ibaraki Prefecture), Japan

          Died26 April 1889(1889-04-26) (aged 57)

          Zuirinji Temple, Tokyo, Japan

          Resting placeTaitō Ward, Tokyo
          NationalityJapanese
          Known forPainting, drawing, portraits
          MovementUkiyo-e, Japanese Zen, Nihonga
          FamilyKawanabe Kyōsui (daughter)

          Kawanabe Kyōsai[1] (河鍋 暁斎, May 18, 1831 – April 26, 1889) was a Japanesepainter and caricaturist.

          In the words of art historian Timothy Clark, "an individualist and an independent, perhaps the last virtuoso in traditional Japanese painting".[2]

          Biography

          Living through the Edo period to the Meiji period, Kyōsai witnessed Japan transform itself from a feudal country into a modern state.

          Born at Koga, he was the son