Kamisaka sekka biography

Kamisaka Sekka (神坂 雪佳, 1866–1942) was an important artistic figure in early twentieth-century Japan. Born in Kyoto to a samurai family, his talents for art and design were recognized early.^[1] He eventually allied himself with the traditional Rinpa school of art.

He is considered the last great proponent of this artistic tradition.^[2] Sekka also worked in lacquer and in a variety of other media.

Rinpa school

Sekka was born in Kyoto to a former samurai family and from age 16 began to study Shijo-style painting with Suzuki Zuigen.

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Kamisaka Sekka was an important artistic figure in early twentieth-century Japan.

Kamisaka Sekka was born in , just before the Meiji Restoration, into a Kyoto samurai family.

As traditional Japanese styles became unfashionable (such as Rinpa style), Japan implemented policies to promote the country's unique artistic style by upgrading the status of traditional artists who infused their craft with a dose of modernism.

In 1901, Sekka was sent by the Japanese government to Glasgow where he was heavily influenced by Art Nouveau.^[3] He sought to learn more about the Western attraction to Japonism, and which elements or facets of Japanese art would be more attractive to the West.

Returning to Japan, he taught at t