Nanga
Orioles, kôrai uguisu in a willowSigned: Kaisen
Seals: Ôei Kyokai
Technique: sumi and yellow on paper 128,2 x 51,4
Mounting: azure damask 186 x 64,8
Box: inscribed
Condition: very good
Kaisen was born in Yamaguchi, but was adopted by a family of dyers in Shimonoseki. He moved to Kyoto when he was 22 and became a pupil of Go Shun (1752-1811), but he also came under the influence of San'yô with whom he traveled to Nagasaki, where he studied Chinese painting for five years. On his return Kaisen joined a group with Chikuden and Uragami Gyokudô (1745-1820). Kaisen created his own style, neither Maruyama-Shijô, nor Nanga, but the townspeople in Kyoto loved it.
Reference:
Shimonoseki 1995
Roberts p. 65
Araki p. 736
Kato ‘98 (Chapter 1) # 104-110
Price: SOLD
