Kiriya Senrin
Japanese, 1876-1932
Details
- Names
Senrin, Kiriya
Kiriya Senrin
桐谷洗鱗
- Occupation or Type
printmaker
painter
- Bio
Senrin, originally from Niigata prefecture, studied painting under the Nihonga artists Tomioka Eisen (1864-1905) and Hashimoto Gahô (1835-1908); in 1907, he graduated from the Tokyo Art School extension course in Japanese painting. He traveled to India for several months in 1917 and 1918 to view and sketch ancient Buddhist monuments. Returning to Japan, he lived in Chiba prefecture and made his living painting Buddhist icons.
- Gender
Male
- Terms
artist Taishô shinkasai mokuhangashû (Collection of Woodblock Prints of the Taishô Earthquake), 1924
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