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2025年12月20日

Koike Kyokko
【Two Cranes Under Pine Trees】

Koike Kyokko is one of the four great painters of the Sendai domain, alongside Azuma Toyo, Sugai Baikan, and Kikuta Ishu. He studied bird-and-flower painting under Shen Nanpin, and although he followed his style, Kyokko's brushwork is gentle and generous, reflecting his character, which was described as "warm-hearted and sincere."
Number
D-174
Title
Two Cranes Under Pine Trees
Artist
Koike Kyokko
Detail
Materials : ink and colour on silk
wooden boxed
Size : W 30 × H 102 cm (Image) ・ W 42.5 × H 199 cm (Mount)
Painted in 1805 at the age of 48.
Condition: slightly creased,slightly stained
Artist History
Koike Kyokko (1758-1847) was a painter of the late Edo period and a samurai of the Mutsu Sendai domain. He was born in Rikuzen. He studied under Matsubayashi Yoko in Edo, and later studied landscape painting under Wang Shuming and bird and flower painting under Shen Nanpin. He was one of the four great painters of the Sendai domain, and specialized in bird and flower painting.
Price
180,000yen

Koike Kyokko
【Two Cranes Under Pine Trees】

Koike Kyokko is one of the four great painters of the Sendai domain, alongside Azuma Toyo, Sugai Baikan, and Kikuta Ishu. He studied bird-and-flower painting under Shen Nanpin, and although he followed his style, Kyokko's brushwork is gentle and generous, reflecting his character, which was described as "warm-hearted and sincere."
Number
D-174
Title
Two Cranes Under Pine Trees
Artist
Koike Kyokko
Detail
Materials : ink and colour on silk
wooden boxed
Size : W 30 × H 102 cm (Image) ・ W 42.5 × H 199 cm (Mount)
Painted in 1805 at the age of 48.
Condition: slightly creased,slightly stained
Artist History
Koike Kyokko (1758-1847) was a painter of the late Edo period and a samurai of the Mutsu Sendai domain. He was born in Rikuzen. He studied under Matsubayashi Yoko in Edo, and later studied landscape painting under Wang Shuming and bird and flower painting under Shen Nanpin. He was one of the four great painters of the Sendai domain, and specialized in bird and flower painting.
Price
180,000yen

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