Nobuhiro Ōkōchi Explained

Nobuhiro Ōkōchi
Native Name:大河内 信敬
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:1903 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Death Place:Tokyo, Japan
Nationality:Japanese
Education:Hongō Painting Institute
Alma Mater:Meiji University
Known For:Painting
Spouse:Chieko Ōkōchi
Elected:Kōfūkai

was a Japanese painter.

Biography

In 1918, Ōkōchi studied watercolor under Sanchi Itakura and printmaking under Kishio Koizumi as well as other methods under Okada Saburōsuke. He contributed to the magazine in 1922. He graduated from the Meiji University Department of Economics in 1928 and studied at Hongō Painting Institute under Manjirō Terauchi in 1930. Ōkōchi participated in the 1931 Nihon Hanga Kyōkai exhibition.[1]

In 1933, Ōkōchi's painting,, won the fourteenth Emperor Exhibition prize from the Imperial Art Academy. By 1937, he was researching art from Europe. Ōkōchi became a member of Kōfūkai in 1940. He and Kanemon Asai as well as others formed Shinjukai[1] in 1947.[2] [3]

Personal life

Ōkōchi was the second son of Viscount Masatoshi Ōkōchi, the director of Riken, and the daughter of Ōkōchi Nobuhisa. Chieko was his wife. His daughter with her was actress Momoko Kōchi.[4]

Ancestry

Notes and References

  1. Book: Merritt. Helen. Yamada. Nanako. 1992. Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975. Honolulu. University of Hawaii Press. 118. 0-8248-1732-X.
  2. Web site: Asai Kanemon Exhibit: A Feast of Daydreams. Official Tokyo Travel Guide GO TOKYO. 25 November 2016.
  3. Web site: 大河内信敬. 14 May 2014. Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties. 13 Nov 2016.
  4. Web site: Person Details for Momoko Okochi, "Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Immigration cards, 1900-1965. 23 Dec 1957. FamilySearch.org. Arquivo Nacional, Rio de Janeiro. 13 Nov 2016.