Artist History
Hashimoto Gaho (1835-1908) was a Japanese painter, one of the last to paint in the style of the Kano school. Born in Edo. He is also considered the founder of Nihonga and was an educator who trained many Nihonga painters. Many of the painters recognized in later generations as great Nihonga masters, such as Yokoyama Taikan, Shimomura Kanzan, Hishida Shunso and Kawai Gyokudo, were his students.