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*''Born: [[1749]]''
*''Died: [[1838]]''
tigeers
Kishi Ganku was a self-taught [[Edo period]] painter, known especially for his paintings of [[tigers]].
His personal style drew from influences of [[literati painting]], the [[Nagasaki school]] of Chinese-style painting, elements of Western realism, and the trend for ''[[shasei]]'' - drawing from life. Though no living tigers could be seen in Japan, in [[1798]] Ganku received a tiger's head which had been imported through [[Nagasaki]] as a gift; this allowed him to sketch a tiger's head with greater accuracy.
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==References==
*Gallery labels, Santa Barbara Museum of Art.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15764097999/in/dateposted-public/]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
[[Category:Edo Period]