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Lot Essay
Harumi was born Tateishi Haruyoshi in Saga Prefecture. After moving to Tokyo in 1927 at the age of nineteen he first studied Western-style oil painting (yoga) with Kajiwara Kango (1887-1958). Subsequently he entered the atelier of the Nihonga (Japanese-style) painter Ito Shinsui (1898-1972). In 1931 the painting shown here was accepted for the 12th Teiten and won a prize. Harumi is considered one of the major figure painters of his time and specialized in the genre of bijinga, or beauty painting.
In 1950 Harumi became a founding member of Jitsugetsusha with Ito Shinsui. He eventually became an administrator for this same group. In 1954 he took the name Harumi and exhibited under this name in a one-man show at the Takashimaya Department Store Gallery, Nihonbashi, Tokyo, in 1955. Beginning in 1963 Harumi served as a juror for the Nitten. He exhibited continuously in all major government-sponsored exhibitions (Teiten, Shin-Bunten, Nitten, Hoshukuten, and so on) throughout his career and won numerous awards.
In 1993 the Saga Prefectural government established a memorial museum for Harumi. He died in Atami (Shizuoka Prefecture) in 1994. His eldest son, Tateishi Hideharu, who is also a Nihonga artist, lives near Atami in Yugawara.
In 1950 Harumi became a founding member of Jitsugetsusha with Ito Shinsui. He eventually became an administrator for this same group. In 1954 he took the name Harumi and exhibited under this name in a one-man show at the Takashimaya Department Store Gallery, Nihonbashi, Tokyo, in 1955. Beginning in 1963 Harumi served as a juror for the Nitten. He exhibited continuously in all major government-sponsored exhibitions (Teiten, Shin-Bunten, Nitten, Hoshukuten, and so on) throughout his career and won numerous awards.
In 1993 the Saga Prefectural government established a memorial museum for Harumi. He died in Atami (Shizuoka Prefecture) in 1994. His eldest son, Tateishi Hideharu, who is also a Nihonga artist, lives near Atami in Yugawara.