Yoshimura Houryu
【A raccoon dog under the moon】
Title
A raccoon dog under the moon
Detail
Materials : ink, colour and gold on silk
wooden boxed (signed by painter / double)
Size : W 40.5 × H 117.5 cm (Image) ・ W 54 × H 201 cm (Mount)
Condition: slightly stained on the image
mounted by patterned cloth of a seal
Artist History
Yoshimura Houryu (1874-195?) was a Japanese painter. Born in Osaka. A disciple of Mori Niho. He studied painting in the Mori school and excelled in animal paintings, particularly raccoon dogs, tigers, monkeys, and deer. He was an important figure in the Maruyama school. His year of death is unknown.