Shijô
Visiting Friends in a Mountain VillageSigned: Toyohiko
Seals: Toyohiko Shigen
Technique: sumi on paper 35.9 x 52.7
Mounting: green damask and olive green silk 128 x 66
Condition: good
In due time Toyohiko became Go Shun's best pupil. After Go Shun's death Toyohiko and Matsumura Keibun (1779 -1843) were without any doubt the leading Kyoto painters of the Shijô school. Toyohiko was a versatile artist, capable of handling many subjects, certainly an excellent painter of figures, but perhaps most skilled at (atmospheric) landscapes. Many pupils applied for training under Toyohiko, and apart from Go Shun, he was undoubtedly the most important teacher of the Shijō School.
Reference:
Roberts p. 186
Araki pp. 2662-2668
Kyoto '98 p. 271
Hillier '74 pp. 136-145
Price: EUR 750 / USD 855
