1884
9月16日岡山県邑久郡本城村に誕生。（本名 竹久茂次郎）
1899
神戸中学校に入学。
1900
九州の八幡村枝光に一家転居。夢二は神戸中学校を中退して家族と合流。
1901
単身上京。早稲田で共同生活
1902
早稲田実業学校入学。画家・藤島武二等の主宰する「白馬会洋画研究所」に通う。
1905
平民社機関紙「直言」にコマ絵が掲載。コマ絵「筒井筒」が第１賞獲得。
画家・岡田三郎助等に独自の道を進められ、早稲田実業学校を中退し画業に専念する。
1906
美貌の岸たまきが早稲田鶴巻町に絵ハガキ店「つるや」を開店し、夢二が開店5日後に訪問。
1907
たまきと結婚。たまきをモデルとした絵を大量に描く。読売新聞入社。
1909
性格不一致でたまきと離婚。初の著作物「夢二画集 春の巻」を刊行し、大ヒットして続刊多数となる。
「夢二式美人」が流行語となる。
1910
たまきと同棲。
避暑に行った銚子海鹿島で長谷川カタと出会い恋に落ちるが翌年失恋。（有名詩「宵待草」の元となる。）
1912
「第一回夢二作品展覧会」を京都府立図書館で開催し、多数の入場者を得る。
1914
外遊を計画し、たまきの生計確保のため日本橋呉服町に「港屋絵草紙店」を開店。
画学生笠井彦乃と知り合い恋愛関係になるが彦乃の父の猛反対にあう。
1915
婦人之友社編集局絵画主任に就任。ニコライ大聖堂で二人だけで挙式をする。
1916
セノオ楽譜「お江戸日本橋」の表紙絵を描き、以降270余点を継続制作。
京都へ単身転居し、彦乃の上洛を待つ。
たまきが子どもを置いて失踪。虹之助は八幡の夢二の親、不二彦は京都の夢二の許、草一は養子となる。
1917
彦乃が父親をだまして上洛。療養のため北陸を旅行。金沢湯涌温泉逗留で唯一の至福の時を過ごす。
1918
「第二回夢二作品展覧会」を京都府立図書館で開催。
夢二が病床の彦乃を残して長崎旅行するが、彦乃が別府まで追いかけてきて症状悪化。
彦乃の父親が駆けつけて入院し面会謝絶となる。彦乃の願いで夢二は東京へ戻る。
夢二は本郷の菊富士ホテルに住み、彦乃は近くの順天堂医院に入院。
名作「黒船屋」を制作。
1919
彦乃との愛の日々を描いた短歌集「山へよする」を刊行。
友人に紹介された人気モデル佐々木カ子代（お葉）が同居する。
1920
彦乃が死去。
1923
友人たちと広告代理店「どんたく図案社」の宣言をするが、9月1日の関東大震災で計画中止となる。
被災の状況を描いた「東京災難画信」を都新聞に連載。
1924
自ら設計した少年山荘を世田谷の松原に建て、お葉、子たちと暮らし始める。
1925
新進女流作家山田順子との関係し、お葉が夢二の許を去る。3か月後夢二は山田順子と離別。
1928
群馬県・伊香保が気に入りアトリエ建設を提案。
1929
群馬県・赤城山「音楽と文芸の夕」に出演。
1930
「雛によする展覧会」を開催し夢二人形を展示。
手による産業の振興を目指す「榛名山美術研究所建設につき」を宣言。
1931
週刊朝日編集長の翁久允から米欧旅行の提案があり、外遊資金作り集会を連続開催。
名作「立田姫」と「榛名山賦」を制作。
横浜発を発ち、オアフ島ホノルル、ハワイ島ヒロ「大正寺」で個展等を開催。
サンフランシスコで翁久允と喧嘩別れし、単独行動となるが体調を崩す。
1932
UCLA、オリンピックホテルで個展するが不振。ロス五輪の取材。
名作「青山河」を制作し世話になった酒井米夫へ贈呈する。
単身欧州へ向かい、ドイツ、チェコ、オーストリア、フランス、スイスを貧乏旅行。
1933
ドイツ・ベルリンの画塾「イッテン・シューレ」で日本画教室を開始するが、ナチスの侵攻で中止。
イタリア・ナポリを発ち、神戸港に憔悴した姿で到着。
東方文化協会理事長の河瀬蘇北から、台湾支部設立祝賀の個展・講演会の誘いがある。
帰国1か月後に神戸港を発ち、台湾へ渡航。台北の鐡道ホテルで藤島武二と再会。
警察会館で「竹久夢二滞欧作品展覧会」を開催し台湾医専で「東西女雑感」を講演。
台湾日日新報にエッセイ「臺灣の印象」を掲載し、体調を崩して本土帰還。
持って行った絵やスケッチ、日記などが未だに行方不明の状態で謎の台湾旅行となっている。
1934
結核と判明し正木不如丘の計らいで信州富士見高原療養所で療養するも、9月1日死去。
東京・雑司ヶ谷霊園に埋葬され、墓石には「竹久夢二を埋む」とある。（有島生馬揮毫）
■BIOGAPHY■■■■
1884
Born on September 16th in Honjo Village, Oku District, Okayama Prefecture. (Real name: Mojiro Takehisa)
1899
Enrolled in Kobe Junior High School.
1900
His family suddenly moved to Yawata Village, Fukuoka Pref in Kyushu.
Quitted the school and moved to join his family.
1901
Moved to Tokyo alone and live in the region called Waseda
1902
Entered Waseda Jitsugyo School. He attends the Hakuba-kai Western Painting Institute, run by painter Takeji Fujishima.
1905
His Illustration was adoped in Heiminsha's official newspaper ``Chokogen (Direct Statement)''.
His illustration ``Tsutsui Tsutsu'' won the first prize.
Encouraged by the painter Saburosuke Okada and others to pursue his own path, and he dropped out of Waseda Jitsugyo School to concentrate on painting.
1906
The beautiful Ms. Tamaki Kishi opens a postcard shop “Tsuruya'' in Waseda and Yumeji visits the shop five days after it opens.
1907
Married Tamaki. He draws a large number of pictures using Tamaki as a model. He joined Yomiuri Shimbun.
1909
Divorced from Tamaki due to personality differences.
His first work, ``Yumeji Art Collection, Spring Volume,'' was published and became a big hit, resulting in many subsequent publications. “Yumeji-style beauty” becomes a buzzword.
1910
Still lives with Tamaki after devorce.
Meets Ms. Kata Hasegawa on Ashikajima, Choshi, Chiba Pref. where he went to enjoy summer holidays, and they fell in love. But their love break the following year. (The famous poem "Yoimachigusa” is born by this lost love.)
1912
The “First Exhibition of Yumeji's Works'' is held at the Kyoto Prefectural Library and receives a large number of visitors.
1914
Opens a shop named “Minatoya Bookstore'' in Nihonbashi Gofukucho to secure Tamaki’s livelihood as he wants to go abroad.
Meets Ms. Hikono Kasai, an art student, at the shop and they start a romantic relationship, but Hikono's father strongly opposes this.
1915
Appointed chief painter of the magazine company named Fujinotomosha
Holds a ceremony with Hikono in Nikolai Cathedral by themselves.
1916
Drows the cover picture for the Senoo sheet music "Oedo Nihonbashi" and continues to produce over 270 pieces since then.
Moves to Kyoto alone and waits for Hikono to come to Kyoto.
Tamaki disappeared, leaving her three children behind. The second son, Fujihiko, is sent to Yumeji in Kyoto.
1917
Hikono deceives her father and goes to Kyoto.
They traveled to Hokuriku region for medical treatment and spend their only blissful time at Yuwaku Onsen (spa), Kanazawa.
1918
The ”Second Exhibition of Yumeji's Works'' was held at the Kyoto Prefectural Library.
Yumeji goes to Nagasaki, Kyushu, leaving Hikono in her sick bed, but later Hikono follows him to Beppu to make her condition worse.
Hikono's father rushed to Kyushu and hospitalizes her with the visitation restriction.
Returns to Tokyo at Hikono's request and stays at Kikufuji Hotel in Hongo.
Later, Hikono moves to Juntendo Hospital under hard condition to meet Yumeji.
Created the masterpiece "Kurofuneya".
1919
Publishes a tanka collection “Yama he Yosuru (To the Mountains)'' which depicts his days of love with Hikono.
Started to live with Ms. Kaneyo Sasaki (Oyo), a popular model. who is introduced by his friends.
1920
Hikono passes away.
1923
Announces the establishment of an advertising company “Dontaku Zuansha” with his friends but the plan is canceled due to the Great Kanto Earthquake on September 1.
“Tokyo Disaster Picture Report'' depicting the disaster situation is serialized in the Miyako Shimbun Newspaper.
1924
Builds a house named “Boy's Mountain Lodge” of his own design in Matsubara, Setagaya, and starts living there with Oyo and two of his three boys.
1925
Oyo leaves Yumeji due to his love relationship with Ms. Junko Yamada, a rising female writer. They separate three months later.
1928
Comes to love Ikaho in Gunma Prefecture and proposes building an atelier there.
1929
Appeares in "Evening of Music and Literature" at Akagiyama Mountain, Gunma Prefecture's.
1930
Holds an exhibition "To Hina (Chick)" showing Yumeji dolls.
Declares the ``Construction of the Harunasan Art Institute,'' which aims to promote hand-based industry.
1931
Weekly Asahi Editor-in-Chief, Kyuin Okina, proposes Yumeji a trip to the United States and Europe and they holds a series of events to raise funds for their overseas travel.
Creates the masterpieces “Tatsuta Hime'' and ``Haruna Sanpu.''
Left Yokohama and held exhibitions in Honolulu, Oahu, and Taishoji Temple in Hilo, Hawaii.
Has a quarrel with Okina and broke up with him In San Francisco and travels on his own, but his health deteriorates.
1932
Holds exhibition at UCLA and the Olympic Hotel with unsuccessful result.
Goes to the Los Angeles Olympics as a reporter.
Presents his masterpiece ``Seisanga'' to Yoneo Sakai, for his kind help.
Heads to Europe alone and traveled on a shoestring through Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, France, and Switzerland.
1933
Starts a Japanese painting class at the art school “Itten Schule” in Berlin, Germany, but he is forced to return to Japan due to the Nazi invasion.
Leaves Naples, Italy and arrives at Kobe Port looking haggard.
Kawase Sohoku, chairman of the Oriental Culture Association, invites Yumeji to an exhibition and lecture to celebrate the establishment of the Taiwan branch.
Leaves Kobe Port and traveled to Taiwan after one month after returning to Japan.
Meets Takeji Fujishima again at the Railway Hotel in Taipei.
Holds the “Exhibition of Yumeji Takehisa's Works in Europe'' at the Police Hall and gives a lecture on “Thoughts on Eastern and Western Women'' at the Taiwan Medical College.
Published an essay titled “Impressions of Taiwan'' in the Taiwan Daily Newspaper, and returns to the mainland when his health deteriorated so much.
The paintings, sketches, and diary Yumeji brings with her are still missing, making his trip to Taiwan a mystery.
1934
Found to suffer from tuberculosis and hospitalized at the Shinshu Fujimi Kogen Sanatorium at the arrangement of Masaki Fujkyu Masaki, but Yumeji passes away on September 1st.
Yumeji was buried at Zoshigaya Cemetery in Tokyo, and his tombstone reads, ``Burying Yumeji Takehisa.'' (written by the painter, Ikuma Arishima)
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