| Kokei Kobayashi | |
| Birth Name: | Shigeru Kobayashi |
| Birth Date: | 11 February 1883 |
| Birth Place: | Takada, Niigata Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Field: | Painter |
| Training: | Kajita, Hanko |
| Movement: | Nihonga |
| Awards: | Order of Culture(1950), Person of Cultural Merit(1951) |
was a Japanese Nihonga painter.[1]
He became an orphan early in his life, at the age of 17 he moved to Tokyo and studied traditional Japanese painting at Kajita Hanko.[2] Later he became one of the most notable members in the Restored Japan Academy of Art.[3]
Initially, he painted traditional subject matter ("Taketori monogatari"-1914 as an example) but later he continued with still life and contemporary scenes. His famous works include: "Amida-dō" (1914), "Ideyu" (1918) and "Kami" (1931).
He was friends with Tamako Kataoka (1905–2008).
He was awarded the Order of Culture.