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Born on July 8 in Yokohama,
the second son of Kosuke Higashiyama (a ship chandler)
and his wife, Kuni, his given name was Shinkichi.
As a child he showed great interest in art and
often painted in his free time. |
| PXQP |
He entered the Nihon-ga (Japanese-style
painting) Department of the Tokyo School of Fine
Arts. |
| PXQU |
Graduating from the Tokyo School
of Fine Arts, he entered into its research department,
where he began training under Somei Yuki, and
adopted the name "Kaii", instead of
"Shinkichi" when signing his works. |
| PXRP |
Graduating from the Tokyo School
of Fine Arts, he entered into its research department,
where he began training under Somei Yuki, and
adopted the name "Kaii", instead of
"Shinkichi" when signing his works. |
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He completed his work in the research
department of the Tokyo School of Fine Arts and
in August, boarded a cargo ship bound for Europe.
In October, he arrived in Berlin where he was
to continue his studies. He studied German in
the foreign students department, frequenting the
local art galleries. |
| PXRT |
Although he had planned to study
in Europe the following year, after completing
his second semester at Berlin University he was
called back to Japan as his father was ill. |
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On the 21st of November he married
Sumi Kawasaki, the eldest daughter of the painter
Shoko Kawasaki, and moved to Saginomiya in Tokyo. |
PXST |
In December, he moved to Ichikawa,
and began painting again. |
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In October, he exhibited gDim Sunlighth
in the 3rd Nitten (National Art Academy) Exhibition.
The painting was much admired and was purchased
by the government. He decided to concentrate his
efforts on landscape painting. |
| PXTO |
Appointed a member of the Nitten
Exhibition jury for the first time, he entered
"Road" in the 6th Nitten Exhibition,
a work that won him the recognition of both the
art world and public. |
| PXTU |
Kai received the Japan Art Academy
Award for "Twilighth, which he had painted
the previous year, and which was later purchased
by the government. In October, he exhibited "Pine
Garden" in the 12th Nitten Exhibition. |
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In November, entered "Sea
at Dusk" that is a painting of Hituishi island
where his grandfather had been born and raised
into the 2nd Shin-Nitten exhibition. |
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In celebration of the construction
of the Togu Palace of the Crown Prince, Kai painted
murals for the state dining room, entitled "Sun,
Moon, and the Four Seasonsh. |
| PXUQ |
Having received a commission from
the Imperial Household Agency to paint "Draped
in Fresh Greenh for the new Fukiage Palace, Kai
held his first retrospective exhibition in Tokyo,
with a selection from sixty works drawn over fourteen
years. |
| PXUT |
In January, he was appointed a
member of the Japan Art Academy, and accepted
the post of Shin-Nitten Exhibition director. It
was at this time that he decided to use waves
and rocks to symbolize Japan in the motifs for
the murals in the New Imperial Palace. |
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In April, he completed the murals
in the New Imperial Palace. He was appointed a
member of the Specialist Committee of the Council
for the Protection of Cultural Treasures, and
in November he held an exhibition of seventeen
sketches and studies under the title "The
Four Seasons of Kyoto". |
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In January, he was awarded the
Mainichi Art award for gTide at Daybreakh and
the production of the exhibition.
From April to September, he made a sketching tour
of Germany and Austria with his wife, and in November,
was awarded the Order of Cultural Merit. |
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In January, he traveled throughout
Japan on a sketching tour in preparation for painting
the murals at Toshodai-ji, temple and as a result
of his travels, chosing the mountains and the
sea as motifs. In August he exhibited for the
first time in Kagawa. The exhibition of 150 works
was divided into four themed groups: gNorthern
European Lanscapesh, gThe Four Seasons of Kyotoh,
gJourneys through Austria and Germanyh and gScenery
with white horsesh. |
| PXVS |
He became chairman of the board
of directors at Kaiso-Nitten. |
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He painted gSpring Daybreakh as
a gift from the Emperor and Empress of Japan to
the Queen Elizabeth II on her state visit to Japan.
In May, he completed the first group of murals
for Toshodai-ji titled gMountain Clouds-The Sound
of Wavesh, and in June he dedicated them to the
temple. |
PXVV |
In April, gThe Toshodai-ji Temple
Exhibition" which included "Mountain
Clouds" and "The Sound of Waves"
was held at the Petit Palais in Paris. |
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In February, he completed the second
group of three murals for Toshodai-ji titled "Dawn
Clouds at Huang-shan", "May Breeze in
Yangzhou", and "Moonlit Night at Gujlin.
After they were exhibited in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya,
in June, he officially presented them to the temple. |
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In August, he held a "Kaii
Higashiyama Exhibition" at the National Museum
of Modern Art, Tokyo. In November, he officially
presented his work "Benign Lighth to Toshodai-ji. |
PXWS |
In April, he became adviser to
the Nitten Exhibition and in June he was selected
to join the committee at the Federal Republic
of Germany's "Orden pour le Merite, Wissenschaften
und Kunste" and received his award at Bonn
University the following year. |
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In January, Kaii received a commission
from the Imperial Household Agency to paint a
screen showing folksongs from the Y?ki region
for the wall of the T?meiden reception room in
the Imperial Palace as part of the celebrations
for the enthronement of the Emperor. It was finished
in the September of that year and shown at the
ceremony during the banqueting celebrations. |
PXXS |
In November, the Higashiyama Kaii
art gallery was opened in Ichikawa City. |
PXXT |
In August, the Kokoro-no-Tabiji,
Spiritual Journey art gallery was opened in Yamaguchi-mura,
Nagano. |
PXXX |
On May the 6th, Kaii died of old
age, decorated with the Grand Cordon of the Precious
Crown, 3rd rank. In November, gMoonlighth was
entered into the 30th Nitten exhibition. It was
his final Nitten exhibition entry. |
| QOOT |
In April, the Higashiyama Kaii
Setouchi Art Museum was opened by Kagawa Prefecture. |
