東京の銀座に生まれました。父は新聞記者で実業家の岸田吟香です。はじめは後期印象派に夢中になりますが、やがてデューラーなど北方ルネサンスの細かい写実にひかれ、独特の深みのある絵を描くようになります。愛娘の麗子を何十枚も描いた「麗子像」のシリーズが有名です。38歳の若さで亡くなりました。
Kishida was born in Ginza, Tokyo. His father was Kishida Ginkō, a journalist and businessman. At first he loved Post-Impressionism. Later he was drawn to the detailed realism of Northern Renaissance artists like Dürer, and he developed a deep, unusual style. He is famous for his series of portraits of his daughter Reiko, whom he painted dozens of times. He died young, at 38.
