Kajita Hanko Explained

Kajita Hanko was a Japanese painter.

Biography

Kajita's birth name was Jojirō Kajita. He was born the son of a metal engraver in Shitaya, Tokyo on July 23, 1870.^[1] He studied under and Ohara Koson.^[2] He participated in forming several arts organizations, and was best known for creating illustrations for magazines and newspapers.

He married the writer Kitada Usurai in 1898. They had a child, Hiroe, the next year. Kitada died of intestinal tuberculosis soon afterward, in 1900.^[3] Kajita died on April 23, 1917, of tuberculosis.^[4]

Kajita's students include Kokei Kobayashi, Seison Maeda, and Togyū Okumura, among others.

Collections

• British Museum
• Metropolitan Museum of Art^[5]
• Minneapolis Institute of Art^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 梶田半古(かじた・はんこ)とは？ 意味や使い方 . 2023-04-22 . コトバンク . ja.
2. Web site: Collections Online British Museum . 2023-04-22 . www.britishmuseum.org.
3. Book: Copeland, Rebecca . The modern Murasaki : writing by women of Meiji Japan . Ortabasi . Melek . 2006 . Columbia University Press . Rebecca L. Copeland, Melek Ortabasi . 978-0-231-51066-0 . New York . 213305341.
4. Web site: Hanko Kajita - Kuchi-e Print Artist Ronin Gallery . 2023-04-22 . www.roningallery.com.
5. Web site: Kajita Hanko Print Japan Meiji period (1868–1912) . 2023-04-22 . The Metropolitan Museum of Art . en.
6. Web site: Untitled [Two women], Kajita Hanko ^ Minneapolis Institute of Art ]. 2023-04-22 . collections.artsmia.org.