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Goho Hibino

ひびの ごほう

Hibino Gohō

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1901-02-20 (Kachigawa, Higashikasugai District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan)
Died
1985-01-27 (Kyoto, Japan) age 83
Nationality
Japanese
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Kachigawa, Higashikasugai District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan → Nakasawa, Kanbe Town, Ampachi District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

Career

Occupations
Calligrapher
Active Years
1928-1985
Memberships
Member of Japan Art Academy
Influenced By
Ono Hyakuren
Influenced
Kōhō Hibino

Education

Nanpeino Elementary and Higher School
Year of Graduation: 1913
Country: Japan
Gifu Prefectural Ōgaki Junior High School
Year of Graduation: 1919
Country: Japan
Studied under calligrapher Ono Hyakuren

Awards

Nitten Special Selection
1951
Work: Urashima
Organization: Japan Art Exhibition (Nitten)
Result: Selected
Minister of Education Award
1962
Work: Plum
Organization: Ministry of Education
Result: Awarded
Japan Art Academy Prize
1965
Work: Shimizu
Organization: Japan Art Academy
Result: Awarded
Honorary Citizen of Kanbe Town
1971
Organization: Kanbe Town
Result: Honored
Kyoto City Distinguished Cultural Contributor
1973
Organization: Kyoto City
Result: Honored
Kyoto Prefecture Art and Craft Distinguished Contributor
1975
Organization: Kyoto Prefecture
Result: Honored
Third Class Order of the Sacred Treasure
1979
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: Conferred
Person of Cultural Merit
1983
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: Awarded
Senior Fourth Rank
1985
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: Posthumous Rank
Second Class Order of the Sacred Treasure
1985
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: Posthumous Decoration

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

1968

1981

Bibliography

Health

  • Cerebral infarction
    1985年1月
    Cause of death

Legacy

Recognized as a leading Japanese calligrapher, with a memorial museum established in his honor.

Museums

  • Hibino Gohō Memorial Art Museum Kanbe Town, Ampachi District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

Trivia

  • His son Kōhō Hibino is also a calligrapher.