Kishi
Moon and bambooSigned: Gan Ku
Seals: Ganku Funzen
Technique: sumi on silk 41,4 x 52
Mounting: brown gold damask and beige silk 134 x 65,5
Box: authorized in 1833 by his son Gan Tai (1782-1865)
Condition: lightly soiled, otherwise very good
Gan Ku was the founder of the Kishi School, a combination of Kanô and Nanga interspersed with Shijô elements. During the 19th century the Kishi School was considered one of the most important Kyoto schools.
In view of the fact that Gan Ku ranked high on the rating list of famous people of Kyoto, the Heian jinbutsu shi, Gan Ku must have been a most important painter in Kyoto in the early 19th century.
Reference:
Ritto - Kishiha pp. 5-36 (# 1-22)
Roberts p. 28
Araki pp. 1162-1167
Hillier '74 pp. 213-222 (# 158-163)
Mitchell pp. 46-47
Andon 67 pp. 23-25
Kyoto '98: # 3-7, 8, 4 -10,12
Price: SOLD
