Hashimoto Gaho · 1835–1908
Hashimoto Gaho
Hashimoto Gaho was a Meiji-era Nihonga painter born in Edo. He learned Kano-school techniques, trained Yokoyama Taikan and others as an instructor at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts, and is called the "foster parent of modern Nihonga."
Hashimoto Gaho was born in Edo in 1835 and died in 1908. His real name was Nagasato and his art name was Shoen. He learned Kano-school techniques from his father, Hashimoto Yoshikuni, and at 13 became a pupil of Kano Masanobu. He was active as head of the studio and became independent at 26.
He later became acquainted with Ernest Fenollosa and Okakura Tenshin and took a post at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts, founded in 1888. As an instructor he trained many talents, beginning with Yokoyama Taikan, and he is also called the "foster parent of modern Nihonga."
In the 1898 Tokyo School of Fine Arts upheaval he left the school with Tenshin and became head of the Japan Art Institute. He was a painter who, on a foundation of Kano-school technique, devoted himself to teaching and making Nihonga for a new era. His works include "Miho no Matsubara" and "Landscape with Cherry Blossoms and Autumn Leaves."
