Nanga
Mountain landscape painted in the style of Wang Yuan (act. Yuan dynasty, 1271–1368)Signed: nanajûjuroku (age 76) rôjin Namei
Seals: Nanmei, Kiryû noin
Technique: sumi on silk 128,5 x 36
Date: 1861
Mounting: light brown damask 198 x 51.5
Condition: crease, otherwise good
倣王遠章丙點皺筆意 Mountain landscape painted in the style of Wang Yuan
Nammei was the son and pupil of Haruki Nanko (1759-1839). He studied with his father and Tani Bunchô (1763-1840).
Already at a young age Nammei’s work can be found on the many gassaku, (collaborative works), that were produced in Edo in the 1810s and 1820s together with the artists from his father’s generation. Being acquainted with these artists also made him an important artist in the Edo art circles. His paintings ultimately surpassed his father’s both technically as decoratively.
Nammei was an eclectic painter and in due course he became more appreciated in Japan than his assertive father. He did well and managed to find himself a number of important patrons in the bakufu.
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