Aoudou Denzen (1748-1822), a Western-style painter of the late Edo period, was born in Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture. He mastered the copperplate etching technique at the age of 47 and became active under the patronage of Matsudaira Sadanobu, the lord of Shirakawa Domain.
He produced Japan's first copperplate anatomical illustration, "Ihanteiko Naizo Copperplate Engraving," and the Edo shogunate's first world map, "Shindai Bankoku Zenzu." He was also highly acclaimed for his hand-painted oil paintings, such as his Edo Famous Places series, which incorporated Western painting techniques, and the Important Cultural Property "Mount Asama Screen."
The exhibition, the first retrospective to be held in the Tokyo metropolitan area in 17 years, was highly praised.
This is the official catalogue of the exhibition which reexamined Aodo Denzen's artistic career by displaying around 250 works, including around 140 copperplate prints, original drawings, works by contemporary artists, Western prints and works by his disciples.
200 years after the death of Aodo Denzen: The creative trajectory of a Western-style painter in the Edo period
https://www.ccma-net.jp/exhibitions/special/23-1-13-2-26/
[Title] 200 years after his death: Aodo Denzen, a Western-style painter of the Edo period and his creative trajectory
Aodo Denzen : a western-style painter of the Edo period, the trajectory of his creativity
[Publisher] Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art, Chiba City Museum of Art, Tokyo Shimbun [Publication date] 2022
[Number of pages: 305 pages] [Size: Approximately 29 x 23 x 2.5 cm
[Format] Hardcover
[Title reading: Title reading] 200 years of the blue-green dynasty: The miracle of Edo's literary and artistic traditions [Authors/Editors]
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[Condition] Used Very Good
[Attachment] Exhibition catalog, tickets, flyers, newsletter [Books featured] To be confirmed [Exhibition] Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art, Chiba City Museum of Art (2022)
