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Kiseki Kosaka

こさか きせき

Kosaka Kiseki

Pen Names: Mitsutaro Kosakabirth name

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1901-01-13 (Minami, Kaifu District, Tokushima Prefecture)
Died
1991-10-06 age 90
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
calligrapher
Active Years
1914-1991
Affiliations
Bokusha Calligraphy Research Society
Memberships
Kansai Calligraphy Association, Tōhō Calligraphy Association, Japan Calligraphy Institute, Japan Art Exhibition (Nitten), Yomiuri Calligraphy Association
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Education

Kansai University, Special Department
Period: 1921-1923
Country: Japan
withdrew due to illness

Awards

Tokushima Prefecture Cultural Award
1980
Organization: Tokushima Prefecture
Result: 受賞
Osaka Prefecture and City Joint Arts Award
1967
Organization: Osaka Prefecture and City
Result: 受賞
Minister of Education Award
1970
Work: Hanshan Poems
Organization: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Result: 受賞
Japan Art Academy Prize
1981
Work: Two Poems of Hanshan
Organization: Japan Art Academy
Result: 受賞
Imperial Prize
1981
Work: Two Poems of Hanshan
Organization: Japan Art Academy
Result: 受賞
Medal with Blue Ribbon
1981
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: 受章
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class
1982
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: 受章

Awards & Nominations

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Kiseki-style calligraphy

Legacy

Many of his works are housed at the Tokushima Prefectural Literary Calligraphy Museum.

Museums

  • Tokushima Prefectural Literary Calligraphy Museum Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture
  • Reeves Gallery Kiseki Kosaka Memorial Museum Hōraku-ji, Osaka
  • Kizan-kan Shinonoi, Nagano Prefecture

Academic Societies

  • Japan Art Academy

Trivia

  • He was the first calligrapher to receive the Japan Art Academy Imperial Prize.