Hashimoto Kansetsu

Hashimoto Kansetsu (橋本関雪, 1883–1945) was a Nihonga painter. He was born in Kobe, and his original name was Hashimoto Kan’ichi 貫一. He studied painting from Takeuchi Seihō (see Entry 81) as a member of the private painting school Chikujōkai 竹杖会 (see Entry C1). He produced artworks that were based upon themes originating in classical Chinese literature, and he developed a style known as New Literati Painting (Shin Nanga). In the Bunten exhibitions (see Entry A2) of 1913 and 1914, he won the second place award. In the Bunten exhibitions of 1916 and 1917, he won first prize (tokusen). He worked as a judge in the 1934 Teiten exhibition (see Entry A3) and was selected as an Imperial Household Artist (Teishitsu gigei’in). In 1935, he became a member of the Imperial Academy of Fine Art (see Entry D9). In 1940, he produced fusuma paintings for Ken’ninji Temple in Kyoto. Kansetsu was also very knowledgeable about architecture and garden design. He constructed three villas, including the Crab Redthroat Seaperch White Villa (currently White Shaso) in East Futami Town, Akashi City.

Further info on the artist can be found in Literati Modern.