Kita Busei

• Born: 1776
• Died: 1857
• Japanese: 喜多 武清 (Kita Busei)

Kita Busei was an Edo period painter known for his birds and flowers paintings, and for his extensive collection of copies he painted of old and famous works.

A student of Tani Bunchô, he accompanied Bunchô to Kamigata to compile the pictorial catalog Shûko jisshu, at the orders of Matsudaira Sadanobu.

References

• Gallery labels, Nezu Museum.