Kusakabe Meikaku

Japanese calligrapher and bureaucrat (1838–1922)
Person human Q11504771
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Summary

Kusakabe Meikaku was born on October 6, 1838[1], in Hikone Domain[2]. He died on January 27, 1922[3]. He worked as a calligrapher[4]. He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Japan[6]
  • Employer: Daijō-kan[7], Cabinet of Japan[8]
  • Student: Kaikaku Niwa[9], Setsuchiku Kondō[10], Tenrai Hidai[11], Watanabe Saō[12], Kendō Kurosaki[13], Shūkaku Tashiro[14], Nishiwaki Goseki[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Commons category: Kusakabe Meikaku[17]
  • Cause of death: pneumonia[18]
  • Family name: Kusakabe[19]
  • Student of: Chō Sanshū[20]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[21]
  • Name in kana: くさかべ めいかく[22]
  • Has works in the collection: Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts[23]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[24]

FAQs

Where was Kusakabe Meikaku born?

Kusakabe Meikaku was born in Hikone Domain[2].

What did Kusakabe Meikaku do for work?

Kusakabe Meikaku worked as a calligrapher[4].

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  4. [4] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [5] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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