Iwasa Matabei
(1578–1650) Japanese artist (1578-1650)
Iwasa Matabei (Japan, 1578–1650) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Iwasa Matabei belongs to the chapter ‘Momoyama: gold, castles and the art of tea’ in this site’s history of art.
Iwasa Matabei was born in Itami and died in Edo. Iwasa Matabei studied under Kanō Naizen. Iwasa Matabei worked in Kyōto, Fukui, and Edo.
One of the best-known works is ‘Rakuchū rakugai zu (Funaki)’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 8 works by Iwasa Matabei with free images. The dated works span the years 1615–1645. Works by Iwasa Matabei are held by several collections, among them Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tokyo Nationalmuseum, Cleveland Museum of Art, and Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Kanō Sanraku, Konoe Nobutada, Tawara Sōtatsu, and Kanō Takanobu.