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Kajita Hanko: The Great Master of Modern Japanese Painting Who Produced Geniuses of the Next Generation Such as Kobayashi Kokei, Maeda Seison, and Okumura Togyū

In 1870, Kajita Hanko was born in Tokyo. ...

Noguchi Yūkoku: Nanga Painter Who Was Good at Drawing Elegant Kachō-ga

Kankōnozu (Early Spring) Noguchi Yūkoku ...

Kodama Katei: A Literati Painter Who Loved Nagano

Kaki Reimō Gyokudōfuki Sōhaku Heiankyō ( ...

Matsukawa Tōin: A Painter from Niigata Pref. Who Was Active Mainly in the Meiji Era

Sarusuberi (Crape Myrtle) / Koboku (Old ...

Niwayama Kōen: A Maruyama-Shijō School Painter, Active in the Modern Ōsaka Art Circle

Wild Roses and a Snipe Niwayama Kōen was ...

Ōba Gakusen: A Japanese Painter Who Had Started His Career as a Painter in the Town of Hagi and Ended up Winning a Reputation in Tokyo During the Meiji Era.

Mandarin Ducks on a Snowed Plum Stem / L ...

Imao Keinen: A Great Master Who Drew Richly Colorful Bird-and-Flower Paintings in the Modern Kyoto Paintings World

Imao Keinen was born in 1845 in a family ...

Nakano Kimei : Rinpa School Artist Carrying on Suzuki Kiitsu

Kōyō ni Akikusa zu (Folding Screen of th ...

Hirao Chikuka: A Painter from Tamba-Sasayama Who Poured his Heart and Soul into the Popularization and Development of Nanga Painting

Orchids and Peonies Hirao Chikuka, born ...

Mori Kansai: The Last Mori School Star Painter Who Was Called “the Meiji Period’s Maruyama Ōkyo”

Kantei (Garden the Cold) Mori Kansai was ...

Kaneshige Ankō: A Female Japanese-Style Painter in Combat Over Adversity, Master of Kachō-ga

Gyokuran Sōkujakuzu (Picture of White M ...

Kikuchi Hōbun: A Master of Cherry Blossom Paintings, One of the Best Four Disciples of Kōno Bairei

Kikuchi Hōbun was born in 1862 to the fa ...

Katayama Gashū: The Nihon-ga Painter of Misfortune from Shiga Prefecture

Aoi-Zu (Hollyhocks Painting) Katayama Ga ...

What Is the Difference Between Maruyama School and Shijō School?

Autumn Flowers and Bugs Shiokawa Bunrin ...

Maekawa Bunrei: A Master of Kachōga, Active in the Modern Kyōto Art World

Kanbai Gunōzu (Plum Blossoms and Flocks ...

Ikegami Shūho: The Star Japanese Artist Under Araki Kanpo

Picture of Butterfly on the Morning Glor ...

Okutani Shūseki: A Painter Who Played a Central Role in Kyōto Painting Circle from Meiji Period to the Early Shōwa Period

Japanese Maple Tree and Two Rabbits Okut ...

Tanaka Yūbi: The Final Court Painter Active From the Meiji Period to the Early Shōwa Period

"The Pictures of Hundred Flowers and Hun ...

Hasegawa Gyokuhō and Gyokujun: A Parent and Son Who Had Excellent Painting Techniques and Played Actively in Kyoto

“Akikusa Shōkin” (A Small Bird with Flow ...

Mizuno Toshikata: The Ukiyo-e Artist Who Survived the Meiji Period

Mizuno Toshikata’s Early Life The Appren ...

Nonagase Banka: Japanese Painter Who Was Active Mainly in the “Kokuten” Exhibition

Nonagase Banka was born in 1889 in Wakay ...

Kamisaka Sekka: A Successor of the Rinpa School at the Modern Age

Plenty of Flowers by Kamisaka Sekka Kami ...

Okuhara Seiko: A Female Nanga Painter Who Gained Much Popularity in the Early Meiji Period

Okuhara Seiko (1837-1913), a spirited fe ...

Araki Jippo: Innovative Bird-and-Flower Paintings Challenged by a Conservative Painter

Shikikachōzu (Flowers and Birds of the F ...

Nishiyama Hōen / Nishiyama Kan-ei: Shijō School Painters Who Was Active in Osaka from the Late Edo Period to the Meiji Period

Nishiyama Hōen was a painter who brought ...

Ukiyo-e Artists Who Painted Musha-e (Ukiyo-e Paintings of Military Commanders)

  Musha-e Ukiyo-e is a style of pai ...

History of Ukiyo-e (Japanese Genre Pictures)

Birth of Ukiyo-e (Japanese genre picture ...

Kitagawa Utamaro: The Master of Bijin-ga of Ukiyo-e Who Fought Against the Regulations of the Shogunate

When you talk about Bijin-ga (beautiful ...

Umeto Zaishin, Zaikin, Zaitei: The Lineage of the Hara School of Painting

Umeto Zaishin Umeto Zaishin (梅戸在親, 1795- ...

Hoashi Kyōu: An artist Who Contributed to the Successfulness of Bungo-Nanga

Nanga was prosperous in Ōita-Bungo durin ...

Kawabata Gyokusho eye

Kawabata Gyokushō: A Japanese-Style Painter Who Is Told to Be the Last Master of Maruyama School

Kawabata Gyokushō was born in Kyoto in 1 ...

Minagawa Kien: The Confucianist Chinese-Style Landscape Painter Who Was As Skilled As Maruyama Ōkyo

Minagawa Kien was a Confucianist from th ...

Hara Zaichū: The ounder of Hara School That Was a Painting School to Devote It the Orders by Court Aristocracies

Lots of excellent painters appeared duri ...

Fukada Chokujō: Skillful Pre-Modern Japanese Painter Based and Worked Actively in Osaka

Fukada Chokujō was (1861-1947) born in S ...

Sakai Dōitsu: The Successor of Edo-Rinpa School Who Was Active During Meiji Period

“Keshi-Zu (Opium Poppies Painting)” by S ...

Okamoto Shūki: The Best Painter in Drawing Peacocks in the World

Okamoto Shūki (1807-1862) was a painter ...

Maruyama Ōryū: The Painter Who Succeeded the 4th Generation of Maruyama School

Botan ni Shōkin-zu (Peonies and Small Bi ...

Summary of Mochizuki School That Was Founded by a Japanese Painter, Mochizuki Gyokusen (望月玉蟾)

In the Edo period, a great number of art ...

Gōkura Senjin: The Master of Kachō-ga (Painting of Flowers and Birds) and a Buddhist Painting Who Lived before and after the War Time.

Gōkura Senjin was born in 1892 at a kimo ...

Ochiai Rōfū: “Eva”, Rōfū’s Unique Work Shook Yokoyama Taikan

Ochiai Rōfū (1896-1937) released “Eva”, ...

Kikuchi Keigetsu: The Beautiful Portrayal of Women by ‘The Painter of Lines’

Kikuchi Keigetsu was a Japanese painter ...

Kikkawa Reika：”Pursuer of Lines” Who Drew About Yūsoku-Kojitsu (Ancient Practices and Usages)

At the age of 17, Kikkawa Reika was deep ...

Kawamura Manshū: Master of Landscape Paintings Full of Poetic Imagination

Kawamura Manshū: Master of Landscape Paintings Full of Poetic Imagination

Kawamura Manshū was a Japanese painter w ...

“Peacock Painting” by Araki Kanpo

Araki Kanpo : Famous Master of Japanese Paintings As a Professional of Peacocks Paintings

Araki Kanpo was a master of Japanese pai ...

Saigō Kogetsu: One of the Big 4 Disciples of Hashimoto Gahō, a Little-Known Genius of Japanese Painting

Among the modern Japanese art circles fr ...

How Did Japan’s Largest Artist Collective, the Kanō School Survive the Threat of Extinction!?

The Kanō School’s Biggest Crisis From th ...

Nakamura Hōchū : Painter of Rinpa School and Active in Osaka | His Typical Masterpiece "White Plum Blossoms"

Nakamura Hōchū : Painter of Rinpa School and Active in Osaka | His Typical Masterpiece “White Plum Blossoms”

  Tawaraya Sōtatsu, who is too famo ...

“Rabbit at Home”: Masterpiece of Takeuchi Seihō, One of the Great Painters in Kyoto, Painted at the Age of 75 Years Old

Born in Kyoto at the end of the Edo peri ...

Kumano Shūkō Zukan (Boating on Kumano Painting): Dexterous Tani Bunchō’s Scroll Artworks Applying Realism to Bunjinga Based on His Sketches

During the Edo period, various art style ...

Bijinkan-agi-zu (Beautiful Woman with Frogs) by Kawanabe Kyōsai

Bijinkan-agi-zu (Beautiful Woman with Frogs): Unique World Drawn by Kawanabe Kyōsai, the Master of All Japanese Painting Technique

Kawanabe Kyōsai was an artist who was ac ...

Jōtenkaku Museum, Where You Can Always See Masterpiece of Itō Jakuchū’s Ink Painting

Jōtenkaku Museum, Where You Can Always See Masterpiece of Itō Jakuchū’s Ink Painting

  No one will deny the fact that It ...

“Dōshoku Sai-e (Colorful Realm of Living Beings)”, One of Long-Life Masterpiece of Itō Jakuchū Is a Buddhist Painting in Fact!

“Dōshoku Sai-e (Colorful Realm of Living Beings)”, One of Long-Life Masterpiece of Itō Jakuchū Is a Buddhist Painting in Fact!

Eyes of Japanese looking into nature and ...

Yōgen-in, a Must-See Spot Where You Can Always See Masterpieces by Tawaraya Sōtatsu, the Founder of the Rinpa School

  After born in the Edo period, The ...

Chishaku-in Temple: Recommended Sightseeing Spot Where You Can Fully Enjoy a Wide Range of Gorgeous Hasegawa Tōhaku and Kyūzō Artwork.

  The Chishaku-in Temple in the Hig ...

The Work of Katsushika Hokusai in His Final Year: Thoughts Entrusted in the Dragon Beyond Mount Fuji

The Work of Katsushika Hokusai in His Final Year: Thoughts Entrusted in the Dragon Beyond Mount Fuji

'The Dragon of Smoke Escaping from Mount ...

Katsushika Hokusai You Should Know : Most Famous Japanese Ukiyo-e Artist

    "Hokusai Manga" that Weste ...

Recommending Museum, 6 Selections, to Know more about Katsushika Hokusai

Recommending Museum, 6 Selections, to Know More about Katsushika Hokusai

Katsushika Hokusai had produced approx.3 ...

Kanō School / Kanōha Group History | Japanese Painting School Information

The Kanōha group is the largest gaha (gr ...

Summary of Japanese Painting History

Summary of Japanese Painting History

  Asuka Period (592-710) Introducti ...

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