Kokei Kobayashi

Japanese painter (1883-1957)
Person human Q3198111
Kokei Kobayashi
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Kokei Kobayashi

Summary

Kokei Kobayashi is a human[1]. His place of birth was Jōetsu-shi[2]. He was born on February 11, 1883[3]. He died in Tokyo[4]. He died on April 3, 1957[5]. He worked as a painter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Kokei Kobayashi was born in Jōetsu-shi[2].
  • Kokei Kobayashi died in Tokyo[4].
  • Kokei Kobayashi was born on February 11, 1883[3].
  • Kokei Kobayashi died on April 3, 1957[5].
  • Kokei Kobayashi held citizenship in Japan[8].
  • Kokei Kobayashi held citizenship in Empire of Japan[9].
  • Kokei Kobayashi's professions included painter[6].
  • Kokei Kobayashi's field of work was painting[10].
  • Kokei Kobayashi held the position of Imperial Household Artist[11].
  • Kokei Kobayashi received the Order of Culture[12].
  • Kokei Kobayashi received the Person of Cultural Merit[13].
  • Kokei Kobayashi is recorded as male[14].
  • Kokei Kobayashi's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Kokei Kobayashi is associated with the Nihonga movement[16].
  • Kokei Kobayashi's Commons category is recorded as Kobayashi Kokei[17].
  • Kokei Kobayashi studied under Kajita Hanko[18].
  • Kokei Kobayashi's Commons Creator page is recorded as Kobayashi Kokei[19].
  • Kokei Kobayashi's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '小林古径'}[20].
  • Kokei Kobayashi's name in kana is recorded as こばやし こけい[21].
  • Kokei Kobayashi's start of work period is recorded as 1883[22].
  • Kokei Kobayashi's has works in the collection is recorded as Los Angeles County Museum of Art[23].
  • Kokei Kobayashi's has works in the collection is recorded as Minneapolis Institute of Art[24].
  • Kokei Kobayashi's has works in the collection is recorded as Taipei Fine Arts Museum[25].
  • Kokei Kobayashi's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Kokei Kobayashi was born in Jōetsu-shi[2]. He was born on February 11, 1883[3].

Education

Kokei Kobayashi studied under Kajita Hanko[18].

Career and Affiliations

Kokei Kobayashi worked as a painter[6]. His field of work was painting[10]. He held the position of Imperial Household Artist[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Culture[12], an order[27], in Japan[28], founded in 1937[29] and Person of Cultural Merit[13], a title of honor[30], in Japan[31].

Death and Burial

Kokei Kobayashi died on April 3, 1957[5]. He passed away in Tokyo[4].

Why It Matters

Kokei Kobayashi ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Kokei Kobayashi born?

Born in Jōetsu-shi[2], Kokei Kobayashi…

Where did Kokei Kobayashi die?

Kokei Kobayashi passed away in Tokyo[4].

What did Kokei Kobayashi do for work?

Kokei Kobayashi worked as painter[6].

What awards did Kokei Kobayashi receive?

Honors received include Order of Culture[12] and Person of Cultural Merit[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Kobayashi, Kokei. wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Kobayashi, Kokei. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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