Painted by Hara Zaichu,inscription by Reizei Tamenori
【Playing Turtles】
Artist
Painted by Hara Zaichu,inscription by Reizei Tamenori
Detail
Materials : ink on silk
wooden boxed
Size : W 56.5 × H 33 cm (Image)・ W 69 × H 123.5 cm (Mount)
Condition: trace of repair on the image
Artist History
【Hara Zaicyu】
The painter Hara Zaicyu (1750-1837) was active in the middle of the Edo period and the founder of Hara school of painting. He studied the old style of Chinese painting and the Kano school painting. It is also said that he studied under Maruyama Ōkyo.
【Reizei Tamenori】
Reizei Tamenori (1777-1848) was a nobleman and poet in the late Edo period. Son of Reizei Tamefumi. Kami-Reizei family.