Kimura Tangen

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  • Born: 1679
  • Japanese: 木村 探元 (Kimura Tangen)

Kimura Tangen was a notable painter of the Edo period.

Born in Kagoshima City in 1679, he traveled to Edo at the age of 25, where he studied painting under Kanô Tanshin.

Among his notable works were fusuma paintings for the decor of the honmaru palace of Kagoshima castle, and for a mansion of the Konoe family.

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References

  • Plaque at the site of Kimura's birthplace in Kagoshima.[1]
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