Uragami Gyokudo
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Uragami Gyokudō was a Japan
ese musician
, painter
, poet
and calligrapher. In his lifetime, he was best known as a player of the Chinese seven-string zither, the guqin
, but people came to appreciate his paintings after his death. His works feature strong brushwork, often in patterns of strokes that build up a strong rhythm, and they reflect his musical compositions in relying on a limited number of posssbilities that build up to powerful compositions. After working as a samurai for the Ikeda daimyo, he left his position to devote himself to travel and the arts, and he named his sons ""Spring Qin" and "Autumn Qin." Gyokudō was also expert in calligraphy, featuring clerical and running scripts, and he was a fine poet in Chinese.
One of his music works, the Gyokudō kinpu 玉堂琴譜, is available online
See also Uragami Gyokudō and the chinese zither guqin based on the book Tall Mountains and Flowing Waters; The Arts of Uragami Gyokudō by Stephen Addiss, Univ. of Hawaii Press, 1987, ISBN 0-8248-1039-2.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese musician
Musician
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, painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and calligrapher. In his lifetime, he was best known as a player of the Chinese seven-string zither, the guqin
Guqin
The guqin is the modern name for a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family...
, but people came to appreciate his paintings after his death. His works feature strong brushwork, often in patterns of strokes that build up a strong rhythm, and they reflect his musical compositions in relying on a limited number of posssbilities that build up to powerful compositions. After working as a samurai for the Ikeda daimyo, he left his position to devote himself to travel and the arts, and he named his sons ""Spring Qin" and "Autumn Qin." Gyokudō was also expert in calligraphy, featuring clerical and running scripts, and he was a fine poet in Chinese.
One of his music works, the Gyokudō kinpu 玉堂琴譜, is available online
See also Uragami Gyokudō and the chinese zither guqin based on the book Tall Mountains and Flowing Waters; The Arts of Uragami Gyokudō by Stephen Addiss, Univ. of Hawaii Press, 1987, ISBN 0-8248-1039-2.