Hasegawa Kyūzō Explained

Hasegawa Kyūzō (Japanese: 長谷川久蔵, 1568^[1] – July 13, 1593^[2]) was the son of Hasegawa Tōhaku, and a painter of the Hasegawa school in the Azuchi–Momoyama period Japan.

Kyūzō was born as the first son between Tōhaku and his first wife Myōjō (Japanese: 妙浄, died 1579).

It is generally surmised that Kyūzō painted on the byōbu (wind screens) for Toyotomi Hideyoshi or other high-ranking Toyotomi supporter. Four of his works remain:

• Asahina Kusa Zuri Hiki Zu Japanese: 朝比奈草摺曳図, Kiyomizu-dera, 1592, designated an Important Cultural Property
• Sakura Zu Japanese: 桜図 (Cherry Tree), Chishaku-in (Shōun-ji), circa 1592, a part of Sakura Kaede Zu designated as a National Treasure of Japan
• Ohara Gōkō-zu Byōbu Japanese: 大原御幸図屏風 (Emperor's Visit to Ohara), Tokyo National Museum
• Gion E-zu Japanese: 祇園会図 (Gion Festival), Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art

Tōhaku intended Kyūzō to be his heir, if it were not for his early death in his mid-20s. Kyūzō was highly acclaimed by Kanō Einō in Honchō Gashi (Japanese: 本朝画史) compiled in 1679 as that the "elegance of his work surpasses his father's, unmatched by none other in the Hasegawa school."

Notes

1. [Eiroku]
2. Date given in the Gregorian calendar. Using the Xuanming calendar and the era name, Kyūzō died on the 15th day of the 6th month, Bunroku 6.

References

1. [Eiroku]
2. Date given in the Gregorian calendar. Using the Xuanming calendar and the era name, Kyūzō died on the 15th day of the 6th month, Bunroku 6.

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