Kishi Ganku

Japanese artist (1749-1839)
Person human Q555061
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Summary

Kishi Ganku was born on January 1, 1749[1], in Kanazawa[2]. He died on January 19, 1839[3], in Kyoto[4]. He worked as a painter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (525 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1756[7]
  • Child: Kishi Gantai[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Japan[9]
  • Student: Mochizuki Gyokusen[10], Kawamura Bunpō[11], Minwa Aikawa[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Commons category: Kishi Ganku[14]
  • Relative: Ganryo[15]
  • Commons Creator page: Kishi Ganku[16]
  • Name in native language: 岸駒[17]
  • Name in kana: がん く[18]
  • Time period: Edo period[19]
  • Has works in the collection: Art Institute of Chicago[20], Ashmolean Museum[21], Metropolitan Museum of Art[22], Kyoto National Museum[23], Museum of Fine Arts, Houston[24], National Gallery of Australia[25], Cleveland Museum of Art[26], Detroit Institute of Arts[27], Rhode Island School of Design Museum[28], Princeton Art Museum[29], Minneapolis Institute of Art[30]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[31]

Why It Matters

Kishi Ganku has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Kishi Ganku born?

Kishi Ganku was born in Kanazawa[2].

Where did Kishi Ganku die?

Kishi Ganku passed away in Kyoto[4].

What did Kishi Ganku do for work?

Kishi Ganku worked as a painter[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . jameelcentre.ashmolean.org. jameelcentre.ashmolean.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Metropolitan Museum of Art. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'az', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'ja', 'sv']
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    Relative → Ganryo
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