Mochizuki Gyokusen (1794-1852) Shijô Snow landscapeSigned: Heian Gyokusen Seals: Gyokusen Technique: sumi and light colour on paper 93,5 x 26,6 Mounting: straw coloured raw silk 153 x 36,4 Condition: good Gyokusen, Shigeteru, was the third in line of the Mochizuki painters family. He moved away from his father's and grandfather's Nanga style due to the influences of Murakami Tôshû (act c. 1800), Gan Ku (1749-1838), Go Shun (1752-1811), representing the Maruyama, Kishi and Shijô styles respectively. He was a distinguished painter of kachôga and landscapes in Kyôto. Reference: Roberts p. 36 Araki p. 407 Kyoto '98 p. 295 Price: ON REQUEST | |