Born in Salem, Massachusetts, USA.
He graduated in philosophy from Harvard University.
Invited by the University of Tokyo, he taught philosophy and political science.
In a lecture he extolled Japanese painting, sparking a reappraisal of Japan's traditional art.
With Okakura Tenshin he surveyed temple treasures and opened the hidden statue of the Yumedono at Hōryū-ji.
He worked to establish the Tokyo School of Fine Arts.
Back in America, he became head of the Japanese art department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
He died in London; at his own wish, his remains were buried at a temple of Mii-dera in Shiga.
Okakura Kakuzō (Tenshin)Kanō Hōgai
Takamura KōunKodama GentarōJosiah ConderKitasato ShibasaburōTakamine JōkichiShimoda UtakoKomura JutarōUeki Emori
People of the Meiji period ・ People by period
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