Tomioka Tessai

Summary

Tomioka Tessai is a human^[1]. He was born in Sanjō Street^[2]. He was born on January 25, 1837^[3]. He died in Muromachi Street^[4]. He died on December 31, 1924^[5]. He worked as a painter^[6] and calligrapher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (110 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Tomioka Tessai was born in Sanjō Street^[2].
• Tomioka Tessai died in Muromachi Street^[4].
• Tomioka Tessai was born on January 25, 1837^[3].
• Tomioka Tessai died on December 31, 1924^[5].
• Tomioka Tessai held citizenship in Japan^[9].
• Tomioka Tessai's professions included painter^[6].
• Tomioka Tessai worked as a calligrapher^[7].
• Tomioka Tessai's field of work was painting^[10].
• Tomioka Tessai held the position of Imperial Household Artist^[11].
• Among Tomioka Tessai's employers was Isonokami Jingū^[12].
• Among Tomioka Tessai's employers was Ōtori Taisha^[13].
• Among Tomioka Tessai's employers was Ritsumeikan^[14].
• Tomioka Tessai was employed by Kyoto City University of Arts^[15].
• Tomioka Tessai is recorded as male^[16].
• Tomioka Tessai's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Tomioka Tessai is associated with the Nanga movement^[18].
• Tomioka Tessai's Commons category is recorded as Tomioka Tessai^[19].
• The cause of death was gallstone disease^[20].
• Tomioka Tessai's family name is recorded as Tomioka^[21].
• Tomioka Tessai's work location is recorded as Kansai region^[22].
• Tomioka Tessai studied under Ōkuni Takamasa^[23].
• Tomioka Tessai studied under Ōtagaki Rengetsu^[24].
• Tomioka Tessai studied under Oda Kaisen^[25].
• Tomioka Tessai studied under Ukita Ikkei^[26].
• Tomioka Tessai studied under Tesuō Somon^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: JP^[29]

• Began / founded: 1836-01-25^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1924-12-31^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: cdc41d07-183a-47c6-82ee-293d41ad2384^[32]

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Origins and Family

Tomioka Tessai was born in Sanjō Street^[2]. He was born on January 25, 1837^[3].

Education

Studied under Ōkuni Takamasa^[23], a Kokugaku scholar^[33], 1793–1871^[34], of Japan^[35]; Ōtagaki Rengetsu^[24], a waka poet^[36], 1791–1875^[37], of Japan^[38], specialised in poetry^[39]; Oda Kaisen^[25], a painter^[40], 1785–1862^[41], of Japan^[42]; Ukita Ikkei^[26], a painter^[43], 1795–1859^[44], of Japan^[45]; Tesuō Somon^[27], a painter^[46], 1791–1872^[47], of Japan^[48]; and Kinoshita Itsuun^[49], a painter^[50], 1800–1866^[51], of Japan^[52].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter^[6] and calligrapher^[7]. Tomioka Tessai's field of work was painting^[10]. Employers include Isonokami Jingū^[12], a jingū^[53], in Japan^[54]; Ōtori Taisha^[13], a taisha^[55], in Japan^[56]; Ritsumeikan^[14], a private school^[57], in Japan^[58], founded in 1869^[59], headquartered in Kyoto Imperial Palace^[60]; and Kyoto City University of Arts^[15], a university^[61], in Japan^[62], founded in 1880^[63]. He held the position of Imperial Household Artist^[11].

Death and Burial

Tomioka Tessai died on December 31, 1924^[5]. He passed away in Muromachi Street^[4]. The cause of death was gallstone disease^[20].

Why It Matters

Tomioka Tessai ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (110 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[64] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[65]

FAQs

Where was Tomioka Tessai born?

Born in Sanjō Street^[2], Tomioka Tessai…

Where did Tomioka Tessai die?

Tomioka Tessai died in Muromachi Street^[4].

What did Tomioka Tessai do for work?

Tomioka Tessai worked as painter^[6] and calligrapher^[7].