7. Matsumura Keibun (1779-1843) Shijô Mount FujiSigned: Keibun Seals: Keibun Technique: sumi on paper 107 x 36 Mounting: blue patterned silk fabrik and brown silk 190,5 x 47,8 Condition: very good Matsumura Keibun was the younger brother of the painter and poet Matsumura Go Shun (1752-1811), and a fine painter and respected theorist of art in his own right. After Go Shun’s death Keibun inherited his studio on Shijô Street. Together with Okamoto Toyohiko (1773-1845), he carried on the Shijô School, Keibun specialising in kachôga and Toyohiko in landscape painting. Keibun was one of Kyoto’s leading artists and the teacher of many talented pupils. Reference: Roberts p. 74 Araki p. 2948 Hillier pp. 126-136 Kyoto '98 p. 292 Price: SOLD | |