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Ike Gyokuran was a literati poet and ''[[bunjinga]]'' painter, largely known as the wife of [[Ike no Taiga]], though very much celebrated and appreciated as a poet and painter in her own right.

Ike Gyokuran was a literati poet and ''[[bunjinga]]'' painter, largely known as the wife of [[Ike no Taiga]], though very much celebrated and appreciated as a poet and painter in her own right.

The woman who would come to take on the [[art-name]] Gyokuran was named Machi by her family. Her mother Yuri and grandmother Kaji<ref>Yuri was Kaji's adopted, not biological, daughter.</ref> were also renowned ''[[waka]]'' poets; her father was a shogunal retainer by the name of Tokuyama. When her father was recalled to Edo, she remained behind in Kyoto with her mother.

The woman who would come to take on the [[art-name]] Gyokuran was named Machi by her family. Her mother Yuri and grandmother Kaji<ref>Yuri was Kaji's adopted, not biological, daughter.</ref> were also renowned ''[[waka]]'' poets; her father was a shogunal retainer by the name of Tokuyama. When her father was recalled to Edo, she remained behind in Kyoto with her mother, who trained her in ''waka'' and calligraphy.<ref>Gallery labels, Metropolitan Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15229832985/in/photostream/]</ref>

Machi began studying painting at a young age under [[Yanagisawa Kien]], a now-famous literati painter, and regular customer at her mother's teahouse. He may have been the one to give her the name Gyokuran, and likely introduced Gyokuran and Ike no Taiga, who was also among Kien's students. The two were married sometime between 1746 and 1752, and lived together in a house near [[Yasaka Shrine]], though it is unclear if the couple ever bothered to go through the proper legal procedures. As literati painters, though aspiring to a certain amateur ideal of pure artistic expression, and distinction from commercial, professional painters, Taiga and Gyokuran made their living by selling paintings and other works.

Machi began studying painting at a young age under [[Yanagisawa Kien]], a now-famous literati painter, and regular customer at her mother's teahouse. He may have been the one to give her the name Gyokuran, and likely introduced Gyokuran and Ike no Taiga, who was also among Kien's students. The two were married sometime between 1746 and 1752, and lived together in a house near [[Yasaka Shrine]], though it is unclear if the couple ever bothered to go through the proper legal procedures. As literati painters, though aspiring to a certain amateur ideal of pure artistic expression, and distinction from commercial, professional painters, Taiga and Gyokuran made their living by selling paintings and other works.