Chû Asai
(1856–1907) Japanese artist (1856-1907)
Chû Asai (Japan, 1856–1907) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Chû Asai belongs to the chapter ‘Modern Japan’ in this site’s history of art.
Chû Asai was born in Edo and died in The University of Tokyo Hospital. Chû Asai trained at Chiba Prefectural Sakura High School and Technical Fine Arts School. The teachers included Kunisawa Shinkurō and Antonio Fontanesi. Wikidata associates Chû Asai with Yōga. Chû Asai became a member of Meiji Fine Arts Society and Kansai Art Academy. The students included Sōtarō Yasui, Ryuzaburo Umehara, Hakutei Ishii, and Seifū Tsuda.
The catalogue has 8 works by Chû Asai with free images. The dated works span the years 1887–1902. Works by Chû Asai are held by Artizon Museum, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, and Tokyo Nationalmuseum.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Hikoma Uyeno, Toyohara Chikanobu, Kinbei Kusakabe, Esaki Reiji, and Kobayashi Kiyochika.