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English: He was born as the second son of Senzo Takekichi KAWARA, a samurai in low class of Nishimaru of bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), in Shitayachoja-machi of Edo.
Japanese: 幕府西丸の御徒・河原専蔵武吉の次男として、江戸は下谷長者町で生まれた。
English: His father was an adopted son from the Kikuchi family and it is said that he was a descendant of Taketoki KIKUCHI, a vassal of the extinct Southern Court, according to the genealogy.
Japanese: 父は菊池家から養子に来た人であったが、系図によると南朝_(日本)遺臣の菊池武時の後裔であるという。
English: He succeeded the Kawara family instead of his brother who had died early at the age of fifteen, but when his father's family lost their heir at the age of twenty-eight, he regretted the abolishment of this important family, made his sister take a husband, and made him succeed the Kawara family and restored the Kikuchi family at the age of thirty-eight after his retirement.
Japanese: 15歳の時に早世した兄に代わって河原家を嗣いでいたが、28歳の時に父の生家が断絶し、量平はこの名家が廃されるのを惜しみ、妹に婿養子を迎えて河原家を嗣がせたのち38歳で致仕し、菊池家を再興した。
English: It is said that he adopted the name 'Yosai' as his go (byname) in order to admonish himself for his character, which was too strict to show mercy to others.
Japanese: 「容斎」という号は、厳格さのあまり他人を容赦しない自分の性質を戒めるためにつけたという。
English: While he had loved to draw since he was a child, his father would not allowe him to learn how to paint.
Japanese: 幼いときから絵を描くのが好きだったが、画を学ぶことを父から許されなかった。
English: But after seeing the portraits of his parents which he drew at the age of sixteen, his father recognized his talent for the first time and gave him permission to study.
Japanese: 16歳の時に描いた両親の肖像画を見て初めてその伎倆を認められ、許しが出たという。
English: After the death of Enjo, he did not learn from any teacher and tried to pick up the techniques from various schools while keeping with what he had been taught.
Japanese: 円乗の死後は師につかず、その教えを守り流派にこだわらずにその長所をとることに努めた。
English: His life was not easy, but drew big pieces such as 'Picture of Abokyu Heisen' and 'Ryogo Jintei wo Tsukuru E' (picture of making Ryogo jintei) through financial support from Kugai, hatamoto (a direct vassal of the shogun) and the governor of the Inaba Province who recognized his talent.
Japanese: 生活は楽ではなかったが、画を認めてくれた旗本・久貝因幡守の財政援助を得て「阿房宮兵燹の図」「呂后人彘を作る図」などの大作を描いた。
English: He began to produce the work "Zenkenkojitsu" (Ancient Wisdom and Old Customs) from 1825 and completed it in 1836.
Japanese: 文政8年（1825年）から『前賢故実』の著作に取りかかり、天保7年（1836年）に完成させた。
English: This consists of ten volumes and 500 distinguished people's portraits in Japanese history from the era of the Emperor Jinmu to the era of the Emperor Gokameyama with a short biography or poem above each portrait.
Japanese: これは10巻より成り、神武天皇の時代から、後亀山天皇朝にいたる日本史を代表する500人を選び、画のうえにそれぞれ小伝を加えるかまたは詩歌を掲げた。
English: This is representative of Yosai's interest in history and his sprit of reverence for the emperor and patriotism.
Japanese: この著は容斎の歴史趣味と尊皇愛国の精神を遺憾なく伝えた代表作である。
English: When the Emperor Meiji changed the capital to Tokyo, Sanetomi SANJO, udaijin (minister of the right), and Michitomi HIGASHIKUZE, Sachujo (Middle Captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards), showed it to the Emperor, and Yosai was given the title of 'nihongashi,' or painter of Japan.
Japanese: 明治天皇が東京に遷るときにあたって、推薦する人があって右大臣・三条実美と左中将・東久世通禧によって天皇の目にとまり、容斎に対して「日本画師」の号を賜られた。
English: According to a theory, it was presented to the Emperor Komei before publishing, which triggered him to give the title of god to WAKE no Kiyomaro.
Japanese: 一説によると刊行前に孝明天皇に献上され、天皇を動かして和気清麻呂に神号を追贈させるきっかけとなったという。
English: He contributed his work to the National Industrial Exhibition in 1877, and was given the best Ryumon hosho (Ryumon prize).
Japanese: 明治10年（1877年）の内国勧業博覧会に出品し、最高の竜紋褒賞を授与された。
English: Michitsune KOGA (January 9, 1842 - January 10, 1925) was a Kugyo (top court official) from Kyoto.
Japanese: 久我通久（こがみちつね、天保12年11月28日(旧暦)（1842年1月9日）-大正14年（1925年）1月10日）は京都出身の公卿。
English: August - Sailed to Echigo Province, helped Ou Chinbu-sotoku, took part in various battles, and then arrived in Tsuruoka to quell a rebellion in Tohoku.
Japanese: 8月、海路越後国に赴き、奥羽鎮撫惣督を援け、転戦して鶴岡に至り、東北平定。
English: March 1869 - Went to Sendai as Chinbu-sotoku to prevent the Hakodate Army moving inland and suppressed civil disorder.
Japanese: 1869年3月、箱館軍の内地侵入を防ぐため鎮撫惣督として仙台に至り、騒擾を鎮定。
English: His eldest daughter, Yoshiko, married Katsumichi OTANI; his second daughter, Setsuko, married Count Yasushi MATSUURA; his third daughter, Shizuko, married Baron Kunie TSUMORI; and his fourth daughter, Fukuko, married Mototate SONO.
Japanese: 長女儀子は大谷勝道に、次女節子は伯爵松浦靖に、三女静子は男爵津守國榮に、四女富久子は園基建に嫁した。
English: His eldest son, Tsunemichi KOGA, became the head of the family; his second son, Michiyasu KOGA, established a branch family and was given the rank of baron.
Japanese: 長男久我常通が家督を継ぎ、次男久我通保は分家して男爵の位を授けられた。
English: Like his ancestors, he was based in Ise Province and in 1075, together with Ryoshin, a monk of the Tendai sect, he invaded Tado Jingu Temple, a branch temple of To-ji Temple, in Kuwana District, claiming that the temple was a branch temple of the Tendai sect.
Japanese: 父祖同様に伊勢国を本拠地として活動、承保2年(1075年)には天台宗の僧侶良心(僧)とともに桑名郡における東寺の末寺多度神宮寺を天台の別院と称して押妨する。
English: This outcome was not approved by the Imperial Court and it can be said that the case was an example of Masahira's over vigorous military actions in Ise.
Japanese: これは結果的に朝廷の裁定により認められなかったが、伊勢における正衡の活発な軍事行動の一端を示す事例と言える。
English: When armed monks from Enryaku-ji Temple marched on Kyoto in 1079, he set out with his brother, TAIRA no Suehira, and MINAMOTO no Yoritsuna to protect the capital.
Japanese: 承暦3年(1079年)に起こった延暦寺の僧兵による強訴に際しては、源頼綱や兄の平季衡らとともに出動し都の防衛に当たっている。
English: His eldest son, Masamori, is known for entering the political arena under the patronage of Emperor Shirakawa and, succeeded by TAIRA no Tadamori and TAIRA no Kiyomori, established the basis for the prosperity of Taira family.
Japanese: 嫡男の正盛は白河天皇の庇護の下中央政界に進出、平忠盛、平清盛と続く平家隆盛の基礎を築いたことで知られる。
English: Tadamoto KUJO (1345-January 16, 1398) was a Kugyo (the top court officials) in the period of the Northern and Southern Courts (Japan).
Japanese: 九条忠基（くじょうただもと、興国6年/貞和元年（1345年）－応永4年12月20日(旧暦)（1398年1月8日））は、南北朝時代(日本)の公卿。
English: After holding positions such as sadaijin (minister of the left), he was assigned to Kanpaku in Juichii on January 26, 1376, and resigned on October 11, 1379.
Japanese: 左大臣などを歴任した後、天授(日本)元年/永和(日本)元年(1375年)12月27日(旧暦)従一位関白に就任、天授5年/康暦元年(1379年)8月22日(旧暦)辞職。
English: FUNYA no Akitsu (787-April 30, 846) was Shogun and a politician in the Heian period.
Japanese: 文室秋津（ふんやのあきつ、延暦6年（787年）－承和(日本)13年3月27日(旧暦)（846年4月30日））は平安時代の将軍で政治家。
English: He was the fourth son of MIMORO no Ohara, a son of Prince Chinu, who was the first-ranked Imperial Prince Naga, a son of the Emperor Tenmu.
Japanese: 天武天皇の子である一品長親王の子である智努王の子である三諸大原の四男。
English: He had held positions such as Udaiben (major controller of the right), Sadaiben (major controller of the left), Togu-daifu (the Lord Steward to the Imperial Prince), Sakone no chujo (Middle Captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards), Kebiishi no betto (Superintendent of the Imperial Police) and Uemon no kami (Captain of the Right Division of Outer Palace Guards).
Japanese: 右大弁、左大弁、東宮大夫、左近衛中将、検非違使別当、右衛門督などを歴任した。
English: According to the "Kugyo Bunin" (directory of the successive Imperial officials), he was assigned to Uemon no kami in 810, and the Governor of Kai Province in 817 as a successor of FUJIWARA no Masakawa after being Ukone no shogen (Lieutenant of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), Kurodo (Chamberlain) and Umanosuke (Assistant Captain, Right Division of Bureau of Horses), and in the following year, 818, he was transferred to the Vice Governor of Musashi Province.
Japanese: 『公卿補任』によれば、弘仁元年（810年）に右衛門督、右近衛将監、蔵人、右馬助を経て弘仁8年（817年）に藤原真川の後任として甲斐守となり、翌弘仁9年には武蔵介に転任する。
English: After being the Governor of Inaba Province and Moku no kami (chief of Bureau of Carpentry), he was assigned to the Governor of Kai Province again in 822, but transferred to Uhyoe no Gon no suke (provisional assistant captain of the Right Division of Middle Palace Guards) in 824.
Japanese: 因幡守、木工頭を経て弘仁13年（822年）に甲斐守に再任するが、天長元年には右兵衛権佐に遷任する。
English: After that, he moved to Kyoto and was assigned to Sangi (councilor) in Shoshiinoge (Senior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade) in 830 and worked as Togu-daifu and so on.
Japanese: 以後は在京し、天長7年（830年）に正四位下参議となり、東宮大夫などを務めた。
English: It is pointed out that his transformation from the Governor of Kai Province to the Vice Governor of Musashi Province was related with the building of the Imperial ranch which was made in the Konin and Tencho eras.
Japanese: 甲斐守から武蔵介への転身は、弘仁天長期に行われていた御牧整備との関連が指摘されている。
English: According to a theory, he died on March 27, 843 (there is a description on the year of his death in "Shoku Nihon Koki" (Later Chronicle of Japan Continued)).
Japanese: 没年に関しては承和10年（843年）3月27日とする説（卒伝を記す『続日本後紀』）もある。
English: Ryozo MIYANAGA (1833 - January 16, 1868) was a Dutch Studies scholar from Fukumitsu-mura, Tonami County, Ecchu Province (present-day Fukumitsu, Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture).
Japanese: 宮永良蔵（みやながりょうぞう、天保4年（1833年）-慶応3年12月22日(旧暦)（1868年1月16日））は、越中国砺波郡福光村（現在の富山県南砺市福光）出身の蘭学者。
English: He was a son of Tosaku, the fifth son of Masayoshi MIYANAGA, the Yamamawari-yaku (a forestry official) of Shimokawasaki-mura (present-day Shimokawasaki, Oyabe City, Toyama Prefecture).
Japanese: 下川崎村(現在の富山県小矢部市下川崎)山廻役宮永正好の五男東作の子。
English: His father, Tosaku, was adopted by Tokai ARISAWA, who was a physician in Fukumitsu-mura at the time, and Tosaku had taken over as a physician in Fukumitsubashi Kitazume.
Japanese: 父の東作は当時福光村で医者をしていた有沢東海の養子となり､福光橋北詰で医業を嗣いでいた。
English: At the time, his father's family, the Miyanaga family in Shimokawasaki-mura, was upon bad times, so he and his mother were taken in and cared for by her relative Kihei ISHISAKI, the Kimoiri-yaku (the headman of a village) in Fukumitsu-mura village, and he was raised there.
Japanese: 当時、父の実家である下川崎村の宮永家は家運が衰退していたため､やむなく母八重子の生家である福光村肝煎役石崎喜兵衛方に母子ともに引き取られ、そこで養育された。
English: In 1850, at the age of 18, he aspired to study medicine, studied Western learning in Nagasaki, and he became a disciple of a reputable doctor, Tsunoyama, in Kyoto.
Japanese: 嘉永3年（1850年）18歳のときに医学を志し、長崎で蘭学を学び、京都では名医角山の門下生となった。
English: He studied vaccination, which was the front line of research at the time, and he forged a friendship with Koan OGATA, a Dutch studies scholar at Osaka Tekijuku.
Japanese: 当時、最先端の種痘についても研究し、大阪適塾の蘭学者緒方洪庵とも交友があった。
English: Through a connection via an aunt on his mother's side, he used to visit Minister Kinito TOKUDAIJI as his attending physician, and because Minister Kinito TOKUDAIJI was a pro-Imperialist kuge (court noble), Ryozo began to lean toward Sonno Joi (reverence for the Emperor and the expulsion of foreigners).
Japanese: 母方の叔母が仕えていた縁で、主治医として出入りしていた徳大寺公純卿が勤皇派の公卿であったため、その影響をうけ、尊皇攘夷に傾倒していった。
English: At the Kinmon Incident in July of 1864, he rendered his service to the Choshu clan by communicating information.
Japanese: 元治元年（1864年）7月の禁門の変には、情報の伝達などで長州藩のために尽力した。
English: Furthermore, he joined the conspiracy when he heard that Buddhist monk Gyokuei, an uncle on Ryozo's mother's side and a monk in charge of a subsidiary temple of Hongan-ji Temple in Buzen Province, was in Kyoto and was involved in the movement to revere the Emperor.
Japanese: また、良蔵の母方の叔父にあたる人物で、豊前国本願寺末院を預かる僧玉暎が上京して勤王運動に携わっているのを聞き、その謀議に加わった。
English: In December of 1867, on his way to a patient's house, he was arrested by Shinsengumi on suspicion of participating in the scheme to overthrow the shogunate, and he was confined to Rokkaku prison house at Nishihongan-ji Temple, which the Shinsengumi used as its headquarters.
Japanese: 慶応3年（1867年）12月、患者宅へ往診の途中、倒幕の計画に参画した疑いで新選組に捕らえられ、新選組が屯所にしていた西本願寺～六角獄舎に幽閉された。
English: However, his body had weakened because of the severe torturing, and he died on December 22, at the age of 35.
Japanese: しかし、激しい拷問で体が衰弱しており、12月22日、35歳で没した。
English: In November 1918, a memorial was erected in Shimokawasaki-mura in order to pass down Ryozo MIYAGAWA's achievement to posterity.
Japanese: 大正7年（1918年）11月、後世に宮永良蔵の偉業を伝えるために、下川崎村に記念碑が建立された。
English: The words on the memorial read 'Monument Commemorating the Awarding of Jugoi to Miyanaga Ryozo, Inscribed by Shonii Kunsanto (third class Senior Second Rank) Viscount Mimurodo Masamitsu.'
Japanese: その碑文には「贈従五位宮永良蔵先生碑　正二位勲三等子爵三室戸和光書」とある。
English: Ryozo's farewell poem was, 'I dedicate my life to my great master from the day I serve him.'
Japanese: 良蔵の辞世「大君に事へそまつるその日よりわが身あるとは思はさりけ利」
English: FUJIWARA no Yasutada (890- August 8, 936) was a Kugyo (the top court officials) in the early part and middle of the Heian period.
Japanese: 藤原保忠（ふじわらのやすただ、寛平2年（890年）-承平(日本)6年7月14日(旧暦)（936年8月3日））は平安時代前・中期の公卿。
English: He was a master of Sho (Japanese flute) and assigned to Dainagon (chief councilor of state) on December 930, which was a little later than FUJIWARA no Tadahira, his uncle, and FUJIWARA no Saneyori and FUJIWARA no Morosuke, his cousins, because his father Tokihira died early and Tadahira succeeded the family estates.
Japanese: 笙の名手だったが、父時平の早世で藤原氏の嫡流が叔父の藤原忠平に移ったため、大納言に出世したのは930年(延長(日本)8年)12月の事であり、忠平や従兄弟の藤原実頼、藤原師輔に比べやや遅れた。
English: He was also assigned to Udaisho (Major Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), but he had been slandered by his father almost all his life and had lived with under the fear of being haunted by the vengeful ghost of SUGAWARA no Michizane, who had been relegated to Dazai-fu (local government office in Kyushu region).
Japanese: 右大将も兼任したが、一生の大半を父に讒言され、大宰府に左遷された菅原道真の怨霊に怯えながら過ごす事となる。
English: While Yasutada was sick in bed, he chanted a sutra of Yakushi Nyorai (the Healing Buddha) as a prayer, as soon as he heard the name of konpira (guardian deity of seafaring), he went mad (it is said that he, Konoe no daisho (Major Captain of the Palace Guards), thought to be killed) and died a short time later ("Okagami" (the Great Mirror)).
Japanese: 保忠が病床に伏せ、祈祷のため僧侶に薬師如来の読経をさせた途中、金毘羅の名前が出た事を聞いた途端に発狂し（近衛大将である自分を縊るのだと思ったという）、まもなく絶命した（『大鏡』）。
English: Shinsen TOKUOKA (February 14, 1896 - June 9, 1972) was a Japanese painter.
Japanese: 徳岡神泉（とくおかしんせん、1896年2月14日-1972年6月9日）は、日本の画家。
English: He developed a realistic painting style aligned with the Kyoto Shaseiha (realistic painting) group, and his subtle, profound, symbolic, and unique Japanese paintings, often described as the Shinsen style, greatly influenced post-war Japanese painting.
Japanese: 京都写生派の流れに立った写実を発展させ、神泉様式とも表現される幽玄かつ象徴的な独自の日本画は、戦後の日本画に大きな影響を与えた。
English: In 1909, he joined a painting school called Chikujo-kai run by Seiho TAKEUCHI through Bakusen TSUCHIDA and started to seriously study painting.
Japanese: 1909年（明治42年）に土田麦僊の紹介で竹内栖鳳の画塾竹杖会に入り、本格的に画を学ぶ。
English: During the 4 years until graduation, he won gold and silver medals thus achieving excellent results, and also, he received the honor of having his graduation work titled "Kantei" be purchased by his own school.
Japanese: 卒業までの4年間に、金牌、銀牌を獲得するなど優秀な成績を修め、卒業制作の『寒汀』は学校買い上げの栄誉を受けた。
English: Although his painting life had been smooth until this point, he encountered an unexpected frustration.
Japanese: しかし、ここまで順調であった神泉だが、思わぬ挫折を味わうことになる。
English: Since it was a common belief among Kyoto modern painters at that time that receiving an award at an exhibition sponsored by the government was the starting point of a painter's career, he entered his works in the exhibition sponsored by the Ministry of Education while he was still at school, though none of them won an award.
Japanese: 当時の京都画壇では、官展に入選することが画家としての第一歩と考えられていた為、当然神泉も学校在籍時から文展へ出品するが、ことごとく落選。
English: In 1918, he then entered his satisfactory work titled "Uo-Ichiba," but again, it did not win any awards, and this experience devastated him.
Japanese: 1918年（大正7年）、自身会心の作として『魚市場』を出品するが、これも落選してしまい、大きな衝撃を受ける。
English: While his classmates won awards and started their careers as painters one after another, Shinsen became isolated due to his own psychological conflict with art, and finally, he did not wish to see anyone any more.
Japanese: 同級生などが次々と入選し画家としての人生の第一歩を歩むなか、神泉は芸術に対する煩悶から孤独になり、人に会うことすら嫌いになってしまう。
English: He then moved to Fujikawa Town, Ihara County, Shizuoka Prefecture, but returned to Kyoto since he decided to refresh his career from scratch.
Japanese: その後静岡県庵原郡富士川町に移り住むも、初めからやり直すことを決心し、京都に戻る。
English: In 1930, he became qualified for an exemption of examination when displaying art works at the Imperial Fine Arts Academy Exhibition, and this allowed him to regain his confidence.
Japanese: 1930年（昭和5年）には帝国美術院無鑑査の資格を得るなど、自信を取り戻した。
English: He, however, retrospectively evaluated his works and he himself stated that 'he started to paint textbook pictures once he won an award at an exhibition.'
Japanese: しかし、本人は「展覧会に入選してから絵らしい絵を描くようになってしまった」と、この頃の画と自分を省みている。
English: Also, it was around the time that his unique painting style also known as Shinsen style started to form, and this became the foundation of his soaring post-war career.
Japanese: また、この頃の作品から神泉様式とも呼ばれる独自の画風の確立が見え出し、戦後の飛躍へとつながる。
English: Since the painting did not feature characteristics normally found in Japanese paintings such as a realistic depiction of seasonal changes in nature or the human world and only showed two akamatsu (Japanese red pine) trunks, there were some who questioned if 'it was really a Japanese style painting.'
Japanese: 当時は、その日本画の花鳥諷詠さが省略され、赤松の幹が二本描かれているだけの作品に、「これが本当に日本画なのか」と疑問の声も挙がった。
English: However, it was his first post-war masterpiece that established the Shinsen style, and from this work on, application of a delicate undercoat started to become famous and became synonymous with him.
Japanese: しかし、この作品は神泉様式を決定づける戦後初期の傑作であり、また、この頃の作品から神泉の代名詞とも言える繊細な地塗りの効果が現れ始めた。
English: The simple form of the model and the subtle, dignified, and profound atmosphere of the painting indicated one of the highest achievements of the Shinsen style.
Japanese: その極力単純化されたフォルムと、重厚かつ幽玄な雰囲気は、神泉様式の一つの到達点を示した。
English: In 1971, his health deteriorated and he could not paint at all anymore.
Japanese: しかし、1971年（昭和46年）には体調がすぐれず、画業がまったく捗らなくなってしまう。
English: Takeo NAKAJIMA (1947 -) is a Japanese environmental designer.
Japanese: 中嶋猛夫（なかじま　たけお、1947年-）は、日本の環境デザイナー。
English: Having been ambitious to be an automotive designer, he went on to Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, but as he became more aware that Japanese society had an environmental pollution issue, he decided to seek a career in environmental design.
Japanese: 自動車デザイナーに憧れ東京芸術大学へ進学するが、公害問題を抱えた日本社会を目の当たりにし、環境デザインを志す。
English: He participated in a landscape gardening business at Katsura Imperial Villa (or, Katsura Detached Palace) and Shugakuin Imperial Villa (or, Shugakuin Detached Palace) in Kyoto and studied the precincts of Buddhist temples, while designing many gardens in Japan and overseas.
Japanese: 京都桂離宮、修学院離宮にて造園実務に携わり、寺院境内の研究をする一方、国内外の庭園を多数設計。
English: Landscaped Hakone Prince Hotel Lakeside Lodge (present Lakeside Annex) (1985).
Japanese: 箱根プリンスホテルレイクサイドロッジ（現･レイクサイドアネックス）景観設計（1985年）
English: "My Environmental Design"for the exhibition of works of Joshibi University teachers held for the commemoration of the centennial of the foundation of Joshibi University of Art and Design (2000).
Japanese: 女子美術大学創立100周年記念女子美教員作品展「私の環境デザイン」（2000年）
English: Yoshio FUJIMAKI (January 19, 1911 - disappeared on September 2, 1935) was a woodblock artist came from Tatebayashi City in Gunma Prefecture.
Japanese: 藤牧義夫（ふじまきよしお、1911年1月19日-1935年9月2日失踪）は、群馬県館林市出身の版画家。
English: His family ran a convenience goods store at their house, and Tenko FUJINO, who was seven years senior to Yoshio FUJIMAKI, lived two doors away from there.
Japanese: 日用雑貨小売を営む自宅の二軒隣りに、七歳年上の藤野天光（天光）が住んでいた。
English: His father had been a teacher for a long time, also successively filled the post of elementary school principal, and was accomplished at drawing pictures and calligraphy under the name of 'Sangaku.'
Japanese: 父は永年教職にあり、小学校長も歴任し、「三岳」と号し絵や書をよくした。
English: When he was in Tokyo, he studied commercial designs and the like, while established a unique woodblock style under the influence of German expressionism.
Japanese: 上京後商業図案などを学ぶかたわら、ドイツ表現主義の影響を受けつつ独自の版画様式を確立。
English: On January, 19, 1911, he was born as the youngest son (fourth son) to the father Minoshichi and mother Taka at the address of 1006, Tatebayashi-cho, Oura County, Gunma Prefecture (present Shiromachi in Tatebayashi City).
Japanese: 1911年（明治44年）　1月19日、群馬県邑楽郡館林町1006番地（現館林市城町）に、父巳之七、母たかの末子（4男）として生まれる
English: In 1931, he submitted 'Gado-shita no supaku' (spark under a railroad bridge) (wood-block printing) to the ninth Exhibition of Shunyokai.
Japanese: 1931年（昭和6年）　第9回春陽会展に「ガード下のスパーク」（木版）を出品、
English: In 1932, he attended a meeting for founding a new group of woodblock artists held at the house of Tadashige ONO, and released his 'Self-Portrait' (wood-block printing) in the Journal 'Shin Hanga' (New woodblock print) issue 1.
Japanese: 1932年（昭和7年）　小野忠重氏宅で開かれた新版画集団創立打ち合わせ会に出席、機関誌「新版画」第１号に「自画像」（木版）を発表
English: In 1933, he submitted 'Kyuyujo' (a fuel depot) (wood-block printing) to the fourteenth Japan Art Academy Exhibition (Teiten) and the printing was selected.
Japanese: 1933年（昭和8年）　第14回帝展に、「給油所」（木版）を出品し入選
English: In April, he released 'Jidai ni ikiyo, Jidai wo koeyo' (Keep up with the times, Be ahead of the times) (essay) and 'Shirahige Bashi' (Shirahige Bridge) (wood-block printing).
Japanese: 4月　「時代に生きよ、時代を超えよ」（エッセイ）、「白鬚橋」（木版）を発表
English: In September, he visited Tadashige ONO in Mukojima and presented his wood-block printing to Ono, mentioning that he was going to visit his elder sister's house in Asakusa Kojima-cho and disappeared.
Japanese: 9月　向島の小野忠重氏を訪ね、版画作品を贈り、「浅草小島町の姉方に行く」と言い残したまま失踪。
English: KOREMUNE no Tadasuke (? - 1009?) was a nobleman in the mid Heian period.
Japanese: 惟宗允亮（これむねのただすけ、？－寛弘6年（1009年）？）は、平安時代中期の貴族。
English: He was an authority of Myobodo (study of Codes) representing the period, and was given a title, Ason (the second highest of the eight hereditary titles) of Yoshimune.
Japanese: 同時代を代表する明法道の権威であり、令宗（よしむね）朝臣の姓を授けられた。
English: He was said to be a son of KOREMUNE no Munekata, but it is also said that he was a son of KOREMUNE no Kinkata (Munekata's father and KOREMUNE no Naomoto's son).
Japanese: 惟宗致方の子とされているが、その父である惟宗公方（惟宗直本の子）の子とする異説もある。
English: He started as a law student, and rose to the position of a professor of law in 984.
Japanese: 明法得業生より立身して、永観2年（984年）に明法博士として名前が現れる。
English: Later in 990, although he had already resigned the professor's position, he was ordered to submit a kanmon (report).
Japanese: その後も永祚(日本)2年（990年）には既に博士を退任しているのにも拘らず、勘文提出を命じられている。
English: He was assigned to the position of Kageyushinosuke (Vice-minister of the Office of Investigators of the Records of Outgoing Officials) in 992, and Saemon no gon no suke (provisional assistant captain of the Left Division of Outer Palace Guards) in the following year, and was further ranked as Jugoinojo (Junior Fifth rank, Upper Grade) and served as Provincial Governor of Kaga Province in 996, and doubled as Junior Governor of Bitchu Province in 999.
Japanese: 正暦3年（992年）勘解由使次官、翌年には衛門府に任じられ、長徳2年（996年）には従五位上に列して加賀国国司、長保元年（999年）には備中国権介を兼務している。
English: He also doubled as a position of Kebiishi (a police and judicial chief) at the time of The Chotoku Conspiracy, and took command of arresting the Minister of the Interior, FUJIWARA no Korechika.
Japanese: また、長徳の変当時には検非違使の職も兼ねており、内大臣藤原伊周逮捕の際に指揮を執っている。
English: Around 998, he was given a title, Yoshimune Ason, together with KOREMUNE no Tadamasa, who was a professor of law and said to be his younger brother.
Japanese: 長徳4年（998年）頃、弟と推定される明法博士惟宗允正とともに令宗朝臣の姓を与えられた。
English: Even a scholar of Myobodo needed permission by the Emperor's decree to lecture at home, and only SANUKI no Naganao in the early Heian Period, Tadasuke's great-grandfather (or grandfather) KOREMUNE no Naomoto, and Tadasuke that time were actually permitted to do this, which shows his social prestige was exceptional, as did the grant to Yoshimune in the previous year.
Japanese: 明法道の学者といえども自宅での講義には天皇の宣旨による許可が必要とされており、実際にこれを許されたのは平安前期の讃岐永直、允亮の曽祖父（祖父とも）である惟宗直本とこの時の允亮の3例のみであり、前年の令宗賜姓と並んで彼の社会的名声が破格のものであった事を示している。
English: In 1003, he was ranked as Shogoinoge (Senior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade), and dispatched to Dazaifu (local government office in Kyushu region) for reconciliation of the infighting of Usa hachiman-gu Shrine which happened at that time.
Japanese: 長保5年（1003年）正五位下に叙せられ、この頃に起きた宇佐八幡宮の内紛の調停のために大宰府へと派遣されている。
English: In 1006, he was ranked as Jushiinoge (Junior Forth Rank, Lower Grade), and assigned Provincial Governor of Kawachi Province.
Japanese: 寛弘3年（1006年）には従四位下に叙せられて、河内国国司に任ぜられた。