was a Japanese painter and illustrator, noted for his work in pioneering the Hanshinkan Modernism trend in ''

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'' (Western-style)

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and nude painting in early 20th century

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Biography

Koide was born in what is now the

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area of Chūō-ku

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. Interested in art from childhood, he studied ''

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'' in elementary and middle school. In 1907, he applied to the western arts department of Tokyo School of Fine Art, but failed his entrance examinations, and was accepted into the Nihonga department instead. Although he was able to study under famed ''Nihonga'' painter

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, he was still drawn to

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. After graduating in 1914 he returned to Osaka and continued to paint and entered a ''yōga''-style portrait group titled "N-Family" into the 1919 6th ''Nikakai'' (Second Division Society) Exhibition, where he won the Chōgyū Prize. This painting is now recognized by the

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of the Japanese government as an

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. In the ''Nikakai'' exhibition of 1920 his portrait of the "Young Girl Omme" received the Nika Prize. He received numerous commissions following these successes, and experimented with a variety of media, including

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. From 1921–1922, he travelled to

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, and established his

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in Osaka in 1924. (This studio is now preserved at the Ashiya City Art Museum). In his later years, Koide was especially known for his nudes. He died in

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in 1931.

Noted Works

*, 1919, Ohara Art Museum, National Important Cultural Property *, 1923, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan *, 1929, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japa

*, 1930, Ohara Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japa

References

* Keene, Donald. ''Dawn to the West''. Columbia University Press; (1998). * Mason, Penelope. ''History of Japanese Art ''. Prentice Hall (2005). * Miyoshi, Masao. ''Postmodernism and Japan''. Duke University Press (1986) * Sadao, Tsuneko. ''Discovering the Arts of Japan: A Historical Overview''. Kodansha International (2003). * Schaarschmidt Richte. ''Japanese Modern Art Painting From 1910 ''. Edition Stemmle. * Weisenfeld, Gennifer. ''MAVO: Japanese Artists and the Avant-Garde, 1905-1931''. University of California Press (2001). {{DEFAULTSORT:Koide, Narashige 1887 births 1931 deaths Artists from Osaka People from Chūō, Osaka People of the Meiji era Japanese portrait painters 20th-century Japanese painters