Naitô Tôho (1728-1788) Kanô FukurokujuSigned: Tôho Seals: Seisan, Fukuharuyama shogae .. jôshasha Technique: sumi on paper 99.5 x 28.1 Mounting: brown damask and beige silk 182 x 30.4 Condition: foxing all over, faiir Tôho was born in Nagoya. He studied painting with Kano Sukenobu (Eisen’in II) (1730-90). From 1772 until 1788 he was a Confucian scholar in the service of the Lord of Owari. During this time Tôho wrote a famous book on this domain, the Chōshū zasshi (reprinted in 1975). During the Tenmei famine (1782-87) he donated his income to support the hungry population. Tôho was a friend of Yokoi Yayû (1702-83) who left many inscriptions on Tôho’s works. Reference: Roberts p. 179 Araki 949 Haiku & Haiga p. 202 Price: ON REQUEST | |