Diptychon Fuji mit Seelandschaft | Shiba Kōkan 司馬江漢 | 1747-1818 Gedicht appearing as a convivial companion

appearing as a convivial companion

which holds the clearly Chinese-shaped fan

One artistic reason why he renounced the protection of the Kanō institution was his rejection of the Chinese-influenced motif world of this school

to breathe new life into old techniques

This also makes it clear for whom this famous painter painted this magnificent subject

Diptychon Fuji mit Seelandschaft | Shiba Kōkan 司馬江漢 | 1747-1818 Gedicht appearing as a convivial companionShiba Kkan is one of the most peculiar personalities in Japanese art history. He has two completely different faces, almost schizophrenically. One belongs to the woodcut artist Suzuki Harushige. He was given this name by his great teacher Suzuki Harunobu, one of the great ukiyo e artists of his time. Kkan imitated his master, and his woodcuts were often mistaken for those of his teacher (with a forged signature). But his woodcuts would never have made