Artist History
Ganku (1749/1756?-1838) was a painter from the late Edo period. The founder of the Kishi school. He studied and combined many styles of painting, including the Kano, Shen Nanpin, and Maruyama schools. He created wall paintings for the Kyoto Imperial Palace and Kanazawa Castle, and received many requests from feudal lords around the country. He was particularly skilled at painting tigers.