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
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
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,Co ...click for details
Calligrapher.Also Nanga painter,poet,scholar.Born in Aki Province,son of the famous Confucian scholar of Hiroshima,Rai Shunsui.Lived in Kyoto.One of the outstanding writers of his time,publishing many books.Painting for him was primarily ...click for details
Nanga painter.Born in Mito.Son of the samurai Suiken,a noted Confucian scholar and historian,who directed the academy of literature founded by the Mito branch of the Tokugawa family.Pupil of Tani Buncho and Tanke Gessen;also studied Ming and Ch'ing paintings.Intimate friend of Tsubaki Chinzan and Watanabe Kaza ...click for details
Politician and poet,painter.Learned under Shinozaki Shochiku and Saito Setsudo.After opened Meiji government ,became govener of Ishimaki and Tome.After retirement ,lived in Kyoto. ...click for details
Ogyű Sorai (March 21, 1666, Edo, Japan – February 28, 1728, Edo), also known by the pen name Butsu Sorai, was a Japanese Confucian philosopher. He has been described as the most influential such scholar during the Tokugawa period. His primary ...click for details
Nanga painter.Son of a samurai in the service of the daimyo of Tokushima,Awa Province.Studied calligraphy and Kano style painting in Tokushima,Buddhism at Koyasan.Traveled to Nagasaki to study bunjinga under Hidaka Tetsuo;to Edo to ...click for details
Nanga painter.Born in Mino Province.First to Edo,then to Kyoto,where he lived a secluded life.The Confucian scholars Koga Seiri and Yamamoto Hokuzan were his mentors and may have had much to do with his poetic talent. Best known as a poet ...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.On his own,studied the paintings of Shubun and Sesshu. Specialized in landsca ...click for details
