Geiami
Sign in to saveAlso known as Shingei Geiami, Shingei Nakao, Gakusō, Nakao Shingē, Gēami
[[Image:Geiami - Viewing a Waterfall.jpeg|thumb|120px|right|Shingei Geiami - Viewing a Waterfall. Exhibited at the Nezu Museum, Tokyo.]] was a Japanese painter and cultural figure during the Muromachi period in the service of the Ashikaga shōgunate. Born into a family of renowned artists and curators known as the Ami family, he succeeded his father Nōami (Shinno) as curator of the Ashikaga art collection and developed his own career as a painter. He is known for his yamato-e paintings executed in Sumi-e (ink wash) style, continuing the tradition of Tenshō Shūbun. Together with his father and
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Kyoto
- Place of death
- Kyoto
- Child
- Sōami
- Father
- Nōami
- Occupation
- painter
- Image
- Geiami - Viewing a Waterfall.jpeg
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- name in kana
- げいあみ
- Commons category
- Shingei
- date of birth
- 1431-00-00
- date of death
- 1485-12-08
- name in native language
- 芸阿弥
- has works in the collection
- Yale University Art Gallery
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[[Image:Geiami - Viewing a Waterfall.jpeg|thumb|120px|right|Shingei Geiami - Viewing a Waterfall. Exhibited at the Nezu Museum, Tokyo.]] was a Japanese painter and cultural figure during the Muromachi period in the service of the Ashikaga shōgunate. Born into a family of renowned artists and curators known as the Ami family, he succeeded his father Nōami (Shinno) as curator of the Ashikaga art collection and developed his own career as a painter. He is known for his yamato-e paintings executed in Sumi-e (ink wash) style, continuing the tradition of Tenshō Shūbun. Together with his father and his son Sōami, he was part of the group referred to as the San-Ami ("Three Amis").
== Biography and Career == Shingei was active not only as a painter but also as a participant in the broader cultural activities of the Muromachi shogunate. As a member of the dōbōshū (同朋衆) under Ashikaga Yoshimasa, he contributed to a variety of artistic and aesthetic responsibilities, including scroll mounting, interior room arrangement (zashiki kazari), and the composition of linked-verse poetry (renga, 連歌) His position within the court placed him in proximity to cultural decision-making and ceremonial aesthetics at the highest level of Ashikaga governance.
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