Gyoshū Hayami

Infobox Artist
name = Gyoshū Hayami


imagesize = 180px
caption = Gyoshū Hayami
birthname = Eiichi Maita
birthdate = 2 August 1894
location = Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
deathdate = 20 March 1935
deathplace = Tokyo, Japan
nationality = Japanese
field = Painter
training =
movement = Nihonga
works = "Embu"
patrons =
awards =

nihongo|Gyoshū Hayami|速水 御舟|Hayami Gyoshū|extra=2 August 1894 - 20 March 1935 was the pseudonym of a Japanese painter in the "Nihonga" style, active during the Taishō and Showa eras. His real name was Eiichi Maita.

Gyoshū was born in the plebian downtown district of Asakusa in Tokyo. He studied traditional painting techniques as an apprentice to Matsumoto Fuko from the age of 15. When he was 17, his talent was recognized by Imamura Shiko, who invited him to join the "Kojikai" circle of leading young artists.

With the revival of the Japan Fine Arts Academy ("Nihon Bijutsuin"), Gyoshū became a founding member. He worked in many schools of painting, including "Yamato-e, Rimpa" and "Bunjinga," with his style evolving gradually towards a detailed realism influenced also by his studies of Chinese paintings from the Sung dynasty and the Yuan dynasty. His later works evolved further towards symbolism.

In 1914, Gyoshū formed a group called "Sekiyokai" to study new styles of Japanese painting. He had a leg amputated after being hit by a train in 1919, but the incident did not affect his artistic output. He devoted himself to creation, submitting numerous works to the "Inten" Exhibition, as well as touring Europe in 1930. His flower and bird drawings in India ink painting style and his portraits were especially well received by art critics.

His most famous work, nihongo|Dance of Flames|炎舞|Enbu dates from 1925. It was the first art work of the Showa period to be accorded the status of Important Cultural Property (ICP) by the Agency for Cultural Affairs.

Gyoshū died suddenly from typhoid fever in 1935 at the age of 40.

Over 104 of his paintings were collected by the Yamatane Museum in Tokyo.

Philately

One of Gyoshū's works has been selected as the subject of a commemorative postage stamp by the Japanese government:

* 1979: "Dance of Flames", as part of the Modern Art Series

In the year 1994, Gyoshū himself was the subject of a commemorative postage stamp under the Cultural Leaders Series by Japan Post.

Infobox Painting|

title= nihongo|Dance of Flames|炎舞|Enbu
artist=Hayami Gyoshū
year=1925
type=Nihonga
height= 121 cm
width= 53 cm
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city=Tokyo
museum=Yamatane Museum

Famous works

*nihongo|Dance of Flames|炎舞|Enbu (Yamatane Museum collection, object of national cultural significance status)
*nihongo|Maiko of Kyoto|京の舞妓|Kyō no maiko (Tokyo National Museum)

References

*Hayami, Gyoshu. "Kaiga no shinseimei". Chuo Koron Bijutsu Shuppan. ISBN 4805503130
* Conant, Ellen P., Rimer, J. Thomas, Owyoung, Stephen. "Nihonga: Transcending the Past: Japanese-Style Painting, 1868-1968". Weatherhill (1996). ISBN 0834803631

External links

* [http://www.gallery-sakura.com/search/hayami_gyoshu.html Artworks and history of Hayami Gyoshu]