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 Coming home of Seishou's Nanga art

In 1899 Seishou wrote many Nanga art at Sakurai District and many of them had returned home from Iyo Sakurai. About 10 cases of Nanga art works listed in the Catalog issued by Shimada Museum 1987 have been back to Kumamoto where Seishou was born. Here are 10 samples of returning home.

(1) Catalog item 3 : "1880 Autumn drawn at Kaishunyen by Sheishou sanjin". Kaishunyen is another name of Ishimaru's residence.
(2) Catalog item 4 : "1880 Autumn drawn at Kaishunyen by Seishou".
(3) Catalog item 4 : Also "1880 Autumn drawn at Kaishunyen with the Chinese poetry".
(4) Catalog item 11 : "1886 January drawn at Banshou Kaishunyen for Doctor Tekken Ishimaru by Seishou".
(5) Catalog item 42 : "1899 Spring drawn at Fukiage Castle with poetry of Li Junyu by Seishou". Fukiage Castle is another name of Imabari Castle.
(6) Catalog item 8 : "1885 Autumn at Shoujuken for Suikoku Daigakun by Seishou". Shoujuken is to be located in the present territory of Tenmanguu Shrine, and someone of the nobility came from Kyoto and lived there.
(7) Catalog item 9 : "1885 late Autumn drawn at Shoujuken with Chinese poetry by Seishou". Seishou might have stayed long during 1885 to 1886 in Sakurai District.
(8) Catalog item 10 : "1885 October drawn at Shoujuken with Chinese poetry by Seishou".
(9) Catalog item 10 : "1886 Spring drawn at Gochikukyo by Seishou". Gochikukyo is another name of oil dealer's residence where nobody lives nowadays. The relatives are said to live in Tokyo.
(10) Catalog item 10 : "1886 Spring drawn at Gochikukyo by Seishou".


1899 Sakurai Gou
The Catalog of Seishou Nanga art Exhibition held in 1987 by Shimada Museum revealed that about 10 Nanga art works had been returned to Kumamoto from Sakurai District during these 100 years. We think Iyo Sakurai was very important place for Seishou to draw Nanga art. So he came to Iyo Sakurai more than 4 times during 20 years between 1880 and 1899.
And we recognize it is very important Iyo Sakurai and Kumamoto have resumed cultural exchange with each other since 1899 beyond the long interval of 100 years. This year 1999 is the year of centennial commemoration of Seishou Taketomi who died in December of 1899.
We express thanks for many owners of Seihsou Nanga art in Sakurai District and also for Shimada Museum who has sent us precious Catalog of Exhibition held in 1987.
We hope this small Home Page "Seishou Taketomi centennial commemoration Nanga art Internet Exhibition"could contribute to Seishou Taketomi himself and meny other people who supported him, especially Tekken Ishimaru, an old friend of Seishou for more than 20 years long. Thank you. (Editor of Home Page: Nov.3, 1999)


1880 Ishimaru's

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