Nanga painter.Born in Kyoto;son of a wealthy dealer in priests' robes.As the family fortunes declined,was sent to live at the Rokuson'o shrine,thus laying the foundation for his profound knowledge of Shinto.Also studied Buddhism, C ...click for details
Nanga painter .Also a Confucian scholar.Born in Kyoto .At age of 14 to Edo to study under the Confucianist Ogyu Sorai.Later held a minor position in the bakufu(shogunate).On his own,studied the painting of Shubun and Sesshu.Specialized ...click for details
Title :Suiseki( the Japanese art of stone appreciation )
Artist : Tomioka Tessai
Age : 1836-1924
Hanging scroll:Ink and color on Paper
30.9 length
25.4 width (cm)
Calligrapher and poet. From childhood he was absorbed and fascinated with calligraphy. He studied under Nakazawa Setsujo (1810-66), mastered the style developed by MAKI RYOKO of the late Edo period (1600-1868) and absorbed the work of ZHA ...click for details
Fukko yamato-e painter.Born in Nagoya;lived in Kyoto.First a pupil of the Kano painter Ishida Yutei;then under Tosa Mitsusada studied the manner of the yamato-e school of the Kamakura period.One of founders of the fukko(rivived)yamato-e ...click for details
Kano painter.Son of Kano Gensen;became fourth-generation head of the Kano branch at Surugadai in Edo.Pupil of Kano Toshu.It is recorded that he painted a screen as a gift to the king of Korea from the bakufu;also known to have worke ...click for details
