Nanga
LandscapeSigned: Taka Kyôson gyojin
Seals: Dôun .. sui
Technique: sumi and soft colours on paper 130,5 x 29,2
Date: 1861
Mounting: brown silk (?) 181,5 x 38,9
Condition: very good
Kyōson was born in Mino. Pupil of Nakabayashi Chikutô (1776-1853) and learned calligraphy with Rai San’yô (1780-1832) and exceled in poetry. He was befriended with Yanagawa Seigan (1781-1858) and the samurai Ohara Tesshin (1817-1872).
Reference:
Roberts p. 100
Araki p. 857
Hempel (# 45.6)
Price: EUR 850 / USD 952
