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Kishi Ganku was a self-taught [[Edo period]] painter, known especially for his paintings of [[tigers]]. | 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. | + | His personal style drew from influences of [[literati painting]], the [[Nagasaki school]] of Chinese-style painting (including especially the works of [[Shen Nanpin]]), 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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Latest revision as of 10:20, 10 January 2020
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 (including especially the works of Shen Nanpin), 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.
References
- Gallery labels, Santa Barbara Museum of Art.[1]
