Shijô
Akiyama kishō - Forrester in the mountains in the fallSigned: Gessho Chô
Seals: Chô Yukisada in, .. .. .., Nyosui ..ga .. in
Technique: sumi and brown on paper 134.7 x 49.2
Mounting: blue crushed paper 182 x 53.8
Condition: slightly worn, otherwise good
Gesshô was born in Hikone, Ômi Province as the son of a scroll mounter.
Before Gesshô moved to Nagoya he studied in Kyoto with the Nanga painter Ichikawa Unkei (1736-1803), later with Go Shun (1752-1811) and with Tanke Gessen (1721-1809). After a number of visits to Nagoya he finally went to settle there in 1798. Rosetsu (1754-1799) accompanied him. He became a leading artist in Nagoya among his pupils Yokoi Kinkoku (1761-1832) and Yamamoto Baiitsu (1783-1856) . As a poet and a haiga painter he was involved in several haiga and kyôka anthologies.
Bunchô appreciated Gesshô's work and suggested that he move to Edo, but Gesshô ecided to stay.
Reference:
Roberts p. 32
Araki p. 327
Hillier pp. 170-181
Fister '83 pp. 33, 34, 38
Price: SOLD
