Nobuhiro Ōkōchi

Nobuhiro Ōkōchi
Native name	大河内 信敬
Born	August 21, 1903 Tokyo, Japan
Died	December 1, 1967 (aged 64) Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Education	Hongō Painting Institute
Alma mater	Meiji University
Known for	Painting
Spouse(s)	Chieko Ōkōchi
Elected	Kōfūkai

Nobuhiro Ōkōchi (大河内 信敬 Ōkōchi Nobuhiro, 21 August 1903 – 1 December 1967) was a Japanese painter.

Biography

In 1918, Ōkōchi studied watercolor under Sanchi Itakura and printmaking under Kishio Koizumi as well as other methods under Okada Saburōsuke. He contributed to the magazine You and I (きみ と ぼく Kimi to boku) in 1922. He graduated from the Meiji University Department of Economics in 1928 and studied at Hongō Painting Institute under Manjirō Terauchi in 1930. Ōkōchi participated in the 1931 Nihon Hanga Kyōkai exhibition.^[1]

In 1933, Ōkōchi's painting, A corner of the room (画室の一隅 Gashitsu no ichigū), won the fourteenth Emperor Exhibition prize from the Imperial Art Academy. By 1937, he was researching art from Europe. Ōkōchi became a member of Kōfūkai in 1940. He and Kanemon Asai as well as others formed Shinjukai^[1] in 1947.^[2][3]

Personal life

Ōkōchi was the second son of Viscount Masatoshi Ōkōchi, the director of Riken, and the daughter of Ōkōchi Nobuhisa. Chieko was his wife. His daughter with her was actress Momoko Kōchi.^[4]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Nobuhiro Ōkōchi

16. Manabe Akihiro               8. Manabe Akikatsu                       4. Ōkōchi Masatada                             18. Matsudaira Yasutō               9. Matsudaira Renko                       19. Mankihime               2. Masatoshi Ōkōchi                                   20. Matsudaira Masakata               10. Matsudaira Masatomo                       21. Matsudaira Atsu               5. Matsudaira Mineko                             1. Nobuhiro Ōkōchi                                         24. Manabe Akihiro               12. Manabe Akikatsu                       6. Ōkōchi Nobuhisa                             26. Matsudaira Yasutō               13. Matsudaira Renko                       27. Mankihime               3. Ichiko Ōkōchi                                   28. Mizoguchi Naoaki               14. Mizoguchi Naohiro                       7. Mizoguchi Chōko

References

1. Merritt, Helen; Yamada, Nanako (1992). Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-8248-1732-X.
2. "Asai Kanemon Exhibit: A Feast of Daydreams". Official Tokyo Travel Guide GO TOKYO. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
3. "大河内信敬". Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 13 Nov 2016.(Japanese)
4. "Person Details for Momoko Okochi, "Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Immigration cards, 1900-1965". FamilySearch.org. Arquivo Nacional, Rio de Janeiro. 23 Dec 1957. Retrieved 13 Nov 2016.

External links

Nobuhiro Okochi at the Internet Movie Database