Hanabusa Itcho
【Sparrows and bamboo】
Detail
Materials : ink on silk
wooden boxed
Size : W 38 × H 101.5 cm (Image) ・ W 49 × H 176.5 cm (Mount)
Condition: slightly browned, trace of repair on the image
Artist History
The painter Hanabusa Itchō (1652-1724) originally trained in the Kanō style, under Kanō Yasunobu, but soon abandoned the school and his master to form his own style. He was also known as a Haiku poet who studied under the master Matsuo Bashō.