Kawamura Bumpo(1779-1821)
Kishi painter.Lived in Kyoto.Pupil of Kishi Ganku,following his rather independent style.Also a haiku poet,producing many haiga.Painted landscapes,figures, kachoga; produced highly original illustrated books, such as Bumpo Gafu and Bumpo Sansui Gafu.His style was much influenced by the Chinese school. ...click for details
Japanese style painter.Graduated in 1915 from the Kyoto College of Fine Arts,habing studied unnder Kawakita Kaho.Exhibied with the Kokugakai from 1918 ,becoming a member in 1926.Later showed with the Teiten. ...click for details
Japanese style painter.Graduated in 1915 from the Kyoto College of Fine Arts,habing studied unnder Kawakita Kaho.Exhibied with the Kokugakai from 1918 ,becoming a member in 1926.Later showed with the Teiten. ...click for details
Nanga painter,calligrapher.Born and lived in Kyoto.In 1742 took name of Taiga;in 1746 married the painter Gyokuran.First studied Tosa painting ,but was soon drawn to the nanga school;studied with Yanagisawa Kien and Sakaki Hyakusen ,learning f ...click for details
Nanga painter.An Osaka brewer who was also an amateur painter,a naturalist,a bibliophile,an engraver of seals,a patron of artists ,and a collector.As a shopkeeper,used the name Tsuboiya Takichi(or Kichizaemon).Studied painting under Ooka ...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
Nanga painter.Born in Wakayama,Kii Provnce,to a family of commoners who had once been samurai.Studied first under Kuwayama Gyokushu;then ,in 1760,to Kyoto to study under Ikeno Taiga.In 1797 returned to Wakayama to serve the lord of Kii.With ...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
Nanga painter.Elder son of Nakabayashi Chikuto.Pupil of his father and Yamamoto Baiitsu,from whom he learned the nanga style.Rather a good realistic painter of landscapes and figures. ...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
