Hirowatari Ganpi（Kosyu）/ Mother and child cranes with pine trees

This work was exhibited at the “Cute Edo Paintings” exhibition held at the Fuchu Art Museum in 2013. The generous brushwork and soft colors create a heartwarming scene of the parent and child.

Tags: modern times, pine tree (Pinus spp.)

2024年1月20日

Hirowatari Ganpi（Koshu）/ Pine trees and a small bird in the snow

Aside from the subtle use of blue in the pine needles, the monochrome world spreads out, giving it a sense of tranquility. It was exhibited at the “Edo-Painting Drawing Class” held at the Fuchu Art Museum in 2023.

Tags: modern times, small birds

2023年7月25日

Hirafuku Suian / Two hanging scrolls of Carp and Waterfall

Hirafuku Suian, who placed great importance on sketching, was interested in the lives and customs of the Ainu people, and traveled around Hokkaido to create works with a Ainu theme.

Tags: modern times

2022年10月3日

Hine Taizan / An Egret in a Lotus Pond

Taizan excelled at landscape painting, but he also captured the vivid figures of living creatures in his flower-and-bird paintings.

Tags: modern times, Southern School (of Chinese painting)

2024年2月2日

Hazama Seigai / Two hanging scrolls of a thousand Cranes and Turtles

Hazama Seigai is also known as the teacher of Matsuura Shodo, a Choshu clan patriot who graduated from Shokasonjuku Academy. This painting features numerous cranes and turtles.

Tags: modern times

2023年10月10日

Hashimoto Gaho / Wild cows

It has the atmosphere of a truly modern Japanese painting, incorporating the perspective technique of Western painting. You can feel the so much distance of the landscape.

Tags: latter half of the Edo period, modern times

2020年6月7日

Hashimoto Gaho / Baby leopard on a Tiger

A leopard frolicking by the water, riding on the back of a tiger. In ancient times, leopards were considered to be female tigers. This is an attractive work with humorous expressions.

Tags: Chinese Zodiac Sign, Tiger, latter half of the Edo period, modern times, tiger (Panthera tigris), year round

2020年5月22日

Haruki Nanmei / A deer under the moon

Nanmei had a gentle personality and many patrons, and it is said that Yamauchi Yodo, the lord of the Tosa domain, favored Nanmei so much that he had him live next door to his villa. This work was painted when Nanmei was 81 years old.

Tags: latter half of the Edo period, Southern School (of Chinese painting)

2023年9月22日

Hara Zaichu / Billows

It is a painting of raging waves depicting the rough surface of water almost overflowing from the screen, but as you look at it, a sense of calm gradually comes over your mind.

2021年12月24日

Hanabusa Itcho / Sparrows and bamboo

The combination of bamboo, which has deep roots in the earth and grows straight, and sparrows, which are said to peck away misfortune, represents wishes for the prosperity of descendants and safety in the home.

2020年6月7日