Nihonga
Yanagi no shirasagi, Egret on a willowSigned: Ôkoku
Seals: Ôkoku
Technique: sumi and little colour on paper 133.5 x 31.1
Mounting: light green silk 209 x 42
Box: signed
Condition: very good
Ôkoku, is known as a delicate sensitive painter of kachôga and landscapes. He was a rather independent artist, who remained true to his own high standards and didn’t allow himself to be influenced by fashion. In his early career he was a successful artist, a frequent winner of prizes at the Bunten; and from 1913 on a juror for both Bunten and Teiten. In his later years he increasingly felt unrecognized and turned to poetry and calligraphy. His sense of lonliness probably had to do with his independent attitude.
Ôkoku, studied painting with Imao Keinen (1845-1924) and at the same time he studied Chinese classics with the Confucianist Yamamoto Keigu (1827-1903).
Reference:
Sen-oku Hakuko kan 2013
Hanatori 2001
Aburai p.171
Morioka & Berry ‘99 pp. 206-211
Roberts p. 89
Araki p. 2756
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