Jin Goto
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Jin Goto | |
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 Jin Goto in Tibet in 2012 | |
| Born | 1968 (age 55–56) Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Known for | Nihonga painting, Picture book |
Jin Goto (後藤 仁, Gotō Jin, born 1968 in Hyōgo Prefecture) is a Japanese nihonga and picture book painter.
Biography[edit]
He was born in Hyogo. His uncle is an artisan of Karakuri ningyō.[1] In 1986, he appeared in the Exhibition of students at the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia.[1] In 1988, he graduated from The Osaka City Kogei High School (Fine Arts course), and studied painting with Takashi Murakami for two years.[2] From 1995, he restored the Japanese gold leather papers (金唐革紙 Kinkarakawashi, a kind of high-class handmade wallpaper) at Irifuneyama Memorial Hall in Kure, Ijokaku in Kobe, and Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Gardens in Tokyo (Nationally designated Important Cultural Properties of Japan).[2][3] In 1996, he graduated from The Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, and became a student of Sumio Goto.[1][3] From 1996 to 2010 once a year, he showed work in the Exhibition of Nihonga by Syonokai in the Ginza Matsuzakaya department store. In 2007, his previous work was exhibited at the British Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum in London.[2][3]
Goto has a studio in Chiba Prefecture. He travels for sketches all over Asia, and paints pictures of women ("bijinga") chiefly in Asia. He has held exhibitions at the British Museum, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, the Osaka City Museum of Art, the Ako City Tabuchi Museum of Art,[4] the Paper Museum in Tokyo, Ginza Matsuzakaya Department Store, Ikebukuro Tobu Department Store, Gallery Art Salon in Chiba, Gallery Shinseido in Minamiaoyama, and Onward Gallery in Nihonbashi. He teaches about the paintings of nihonga, bijinga and picture books at Tokyo University of the Arts ,[5] Tokyo Zokei University,[6] NHK Culture Center and Yomiuri Nippon Television Culture Center.[1][2][7][8][9][10]
Notable works[edit]
Nihonga paintings[edit]
- "Heavenly Gates"
- "Borobudur (Indonesia)"
- "Angkor Wat at sunrise (Cambodia)"
- "A beautiful girl in Bali (Indonesia)"
- "Kumari - The Living Goddess (Nepal)"
- "Sita of a dancing girl (India)"
- "A Geisha girl in Asakusa (Japan)"
- "Beautiful Village (Vietnam)"
- "A dancing girl of Miao tribe (China)"
- "Sukhothai (Thailand)"
- "Changfamei - a girl of long hair (China)"
Picture books[edit]
- The Long Hair Daughter - Changfamei (An Old Chinese Tale -Dong people)[11][12][13][14]
- The Prince who became a Dog (An Old Tibetan Tale) (ISBN 978-4-00-111242-9)〈The original story of "Shuna's Journey (Hayao Miyazaki)"〉[15][16][17]
- The Green Talking Frog〔Frog and Green Horse〕(An Old Tibetan Tale) (ISBN 978-7-5597-2468-7)[18]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Monthly Beaux-Arts No. 320, p.14-20. August 2004. A corporate juridical person, Salon des Beaux-Arts
- ^ a b c d Monthly Beaux-Arts No. 336, p.14-20. December 2005. A corporate juridical person, Salon des Beaux-Arts
- ^ a b c Graphic Japanese Style Painting ′05-′14, 2004-2013. Maria Shobo Co., Ltd.
- ^ the Ako City Tabuchi Museum of Art Official website(in Japanese)
- ^ Tokyo University of the Arts Official website (archive)(in Japanese)
- ^ Tokyo Zokei University Official website-GOTO JIN(in Japanese)
- ^ “ The Japan Art News (The Shin-Bijutsu-Shimbun) ” march 1,2004. Bijutsu-Nenkan-sha Co., Ltd.
- ^ “ ART BOX IN JAPAN - Contemporary World Heritage Art in Japan ” p.82-83. october 20,2008. ART BOX international INC. ART BOX international INC,Works(in Japanese)
- ^ “ Graphic Japanese Style Painting ′05-′14 ” 2004-2013. Maria Shobo Co., Ltd.
- ^ “ Market Price of Art ” 2002-2014. Bijutsu-Shinsei-sha Co., Ltd.
- ^ “ Picture books Guide by Fukuinkan Shoten ” 11,2011. Fukuinkan Shoten, Publishers INC.
- ^ “ Published by Fkuinkan Shoten, Publishers INC. ” 2,2013. Fukuinkan Shoten, Publishers INC. Archived 2006-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ “ Published by Fkuinkan Shoten, Publishers INC. ” 2,2013. Fukuinkan Shoten, Publishers INC.(The Long Hair Daughter - Changfamei)(in Japanese)
- ^ “ Published by Fkuinkan Shoten, Publishers INC. ” 2,2013. Fukuinkan Shoten, Publishers INC.(The Long Hair Daughter - Changfamei) Archived 2014-08-12 at the Wayback Machine(in English)
- ^ “ Children's books Guide by Iwanami Shoten ” 4,2014. Iwanami Shoten, Publishers INC.
- ^ “ Published by Iwanami Shoten, Publishers INC. ” 11,2013. Iwanami Shoten, Publishers INC.(The Prince who became a Dog)(in Japanese)
- ^ International Youth Library (Internationale Jugendbibliothek München) - The White Ravens 2014 “ The Prince who became a Dog (An Old Tibetan Tale) ” The White Ravens 2014 “ The Prince who became a Dog ”(in English)
- ^ “ Published by Zhejiang Juvenile and Children,s Publishing House. ” 3,2022. China Book International／CBI.(The Green Talking Frog)Archived(in English)
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official website (in Japanese)
