Kishi
Sika deerSigned: Kishi Renzan
Seals: Kishi Bunshin, Shidô
Technique: sumi on paper 97 x 27.7
Mounting: brown brocade and cream silk 167 x 38
Box: inscribed
Condition: very good
Renzan was a pupil of Gan Ku (1749-1838) for more than ten years. When he married Gan Ku’s daughter he was adopted into the Kishi family. Like his father-in-law he was in the service of Arisugawa-no-Miya.
Renzan absorbed many elements of the Shijô, so his work differs considerably from that of Gan Ku. After Gan Ku’s death, Renzan and Gan Tai (1782-1865) became the leaders of the Kishi School.
Reference:
Ritto 1996 p. 49 ff.
Roberts p. 129
Araki p. 923
Kyoto '98 p. 277
Hillier' 74 p. 228
Price: EUR 800 / USD 936
