![]() Nanga LandscapeSigned: Shajidai Ryûjô Rôjin koku Seals: Ryûjô & Shi Enshu Technique: sumi on paper 137,2 x 33,3 Date: Spring 1913 Mounting: green damask 201 x 46,5 Box: signed Condition: some light creases, otherwise very good Ryûjô was born in Nagoya where he studied with Nakano Suichiku (1808 -1886) and Yoshida Kado (act 1860s). He went to Kyoto to study Chinese classics as well as Chinese painting. Most of his life he spent in government service, first in Gifu-ken, in Taiwan in 1896. He visited China in 1900 and 1909. After he returned to Nagoya he played an important role in the Nanga circles of Nagoya and Kyoto. Reference: Roberts p. 56 Araki p. 1382 Aburai p. 31 WAS: € 700,- ($ 770) Price: SOLD | |