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[[image:Ekin.jpg|200px|thumb|Ekin's "Higashiyama Sakura Zoshi - Sakura Sogo."]] | [[image:Ekin.jpg|200px|thumb|Ekin's "Higashiyama Sakura Zoshi - Sakura Sogo."]] | ||
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Charges of forgery got '''Ekin''' expelled from his position. | Charges of forgery got '''Ekin''' expelled from his position. | ||
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==Selected Works== | ==Selected Works== | ||
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Ekin (絵金) (1812-1876)
Ekin is an Ukiyo-e artist known for his graphic and disturbing horror images.
Activities
Illustrator
Alternate Name(s)
絵金(Japanese), Hirose Kinzo
Biography
1812: Born in Kochi.
1820: By age 18, Ekin was studying the Kanoha style, and he graduated in three years, rather than the customary ten years.[1]
1829: Moved to Edo.
Interesting point(s)
Ekin was a chief retainer of the Tosa domain.
Charges of forgery got Ekin expelled from his position.
Ekin painted images on folding screens.
Selected Works
Tosa Scenes of Kabuki
Dream Spectres: Extreme Ukiyo-e: Sex, Blood, Demons, Monsters, Ghosts, Tattoo (2013). Ekin is included among many artists in this book.
Image Gallery
Yoshitsune Senbonzakura
The Genji, the Heike and the Nunobiki Waterfalls
Notes
- ↑ Ekin Museum pamphlet.
