Narashige Koide

Narashige Koide
Yōga

Narashige Koide (小出楢重, Koide Narashige, October 13, 1887 – February 13, 1931) was a Japanese painter and illustrator, noted for his work in pioneering the Hanshinkan Modernism trend in yōga (Western-style) portraiture and nude painting in early 20th century Japanese painting.

Biography

Koide was born in what is now the

. In the Nikakai exhibition of 1920 his portrait of the "Young Girl Omme" received the Nika Prize. He received numerous commissions following these successes, and experimented with a variety of media, including in Osaka in 1924. (This studio is now preserved at the Ashiya City Art Museum). In his later years, Koide was especially known for his nudes. He died in Ashiya, Hyōgo in 1931.

Noted Works

• N’s Family (Nの家族, N no kazoku), 1919, Ohara Art Museum, National Important Cultural Property
• Boy with a Lamp (ラッパを持てる少年), 1923, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan
• Nude with white cloth (裸女と白布), 1929, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan [1]
• Nude on a bed (寝台の裸婦), 1930, Ohara Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan [2]

N-Family
Japanese: Nの家族
Kurashiki, Okayama

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