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'''Ekin''' (絵金) (1812-1876)
 
'''Ekin''' (絵金) (1812-1876)
  
'''Ekin''' is an Ukiyo-e artist known for his graphically disturbing horror images.
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'''Ekin''' is an Ukiyo-e artist known for his graphic and disturbing horror images.
  
 
[[image:Ekin.jpg|200px|thumb|Ekin's "Higashiyama Sakura Zoshi - Sakura Sogo."]]
 
[[image:Ekin.jpg|200px|thumb|Ekin's "Higashiyama Sakura Zoshi - Sakura Sogo."]]
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Illustrator
 
Illustrator
  
==Alternate Name(s)==
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==Alternate Names==
 
[https://smpedia.com/index.php?title=絵金  絵金](Japanese), Hirose Kinzo
 
[https://smpedia.com/index.php?title=絵金  絵金](Japanese), Hirose Kinzo
  
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1829: Moved to Edo.
 
1829: Moved to Edo.
  
==Interesting point(s)==
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==Interesting points==
 
'''Ekin''' was a chief retainer of the Tosa domain.
 
'''Ekin''' was a chief retainer of the Tosa domain.
  
 
Charges of forgery got '''Ekin''' expelled from his position.
 
Charges of forgery got '''Ekin''' expelled from his position.
  
'''Ekin''' Painted images on folding screens.
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'''Ekin''' painted images on folding screens.
  
 
==Selected Works==
 
==Selected Works==
''Tosa Scenes of Kabuki''
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* ''Tosa Scenes of Kabuki''
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* ''Dream Spectres: Extreme Ukiyo-e: Sex, Blood, Demons, Monsters, Ghosts, Tattoo'' (2013). '''Ekin''' is included among many artists in this book.
  
''Dream Spectres: Extreme Ukiyo-e: Sex, Blood, Demons, Monsters, Ghosts, Tattoo'' (2013). '''Ekin''' is included among many artists in this book.
 
  
 
==Image Gallery==
 
==Image Gallery==
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image:Ekin4.jpg||The Genji, the Heike and the Nunobiki Waterfalls
 
image:Ekin4.jpg||The Genji, the Heike and the Nunobiki Waterfalls
 
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</gallery>
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==

Latest revision as of 12:23, 3 November 2022

Ekin (絵金) (1812-1876)

Ekin is an Ukiyo-e artist known for his graphic and disturbing horror images.

Ekin's "Higashiyama Sakura Zoshi - Sakura Sogo."

Activities

Illustrator

Alternate Names

絵金(Japanese), Hirose Kinzo

Biography

Ad for Ekin Matsuri, a yearly festival of Ekin's art held in July.

1812: Born in Kochi.

1820: By age 18, Ekin was studying the Kanoha style, and he graduated in three years, rather than the customary ten years.[1]

1829: Moved to Edo.

Interesting points

Ekin was a chief retainer of the Tosa domain.

Charges of forgery got Ekin expelled from his position.

Ekin painted images on folding screens.

Selected Works

  • Tosa Scenes of Kabuki
  • Dream Spectres: Extreme Ukiyo-e: Sex, Blood, Demons, Monsters, Ghosts, Tattoo (2013). Ekin is included among many artists in this book.


Image Gallery


Notes

  1. Ekin Museum pamphlet.

References (※)

External Links