Tomioka Tessai
(1837–1924) Japanese artist (1837-1924)
Tomioka Tessai (Japan, 1837–1924) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Tomioka Tessai belongs to the chapter ‘Modern Japan’ in this site’s history of art.
Tomioka Tessai was born in Sanjō Street and died in Muromachi Street. The teachers included Ōkuni Takamasa, Ōtagaki Rengetsu, and Oda Kaisen. Tomioka Tessai worked in Kansai region. Wikidata associates Tomioka Tessai with Nanga.
The catalogue has 8 works by Tomioka Tessai with free images. The dated works span the years 1890–1912. Works by Tomioka Tessai are held by several collections, among them Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Cleveland Museum of Art, and Vanderbilt Museum of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Kawanabe Kyōsai, Yoshiiku Ochiai, Kunichika Toyohara, Hashimoto Gahō, and Yoshitora Utagawa.