41. Hashimoto Kaikan (1854-1935) Nanga /Nihonga LandscapeSigned: Kaikan Seals: Kaikan, Shiga Technique: sumi and some brown on paper 133,5 x 32,2 Mounting: olive green crushed paper 200 x 44,2 Condition: creased, otherwise good The inscription reads: 山泊無似事 / 誰築一樓臺 A sojourn in the mountains can’t be compared with anything, but who will build a terrace [with a view] here? [Like Cao Cao did on tthe border of the Zhang river.](HK) Like his father Hashimoto Bunsui, Kaikan, was a teacher of Confucian classics in the service of the Akashi domain, but he did build a reputation of his own. His opinions on art as well as on scholarly matters were highly valued. Kaikan was known as good poet, an even better calligrapher and as a self-taught painter. He was the father of Hashimoto Kansetsu (1883-1945). Reference: Berry 2001 p. 191 Araki p. 1584 Price: SOLD | |