Kikuchi Hobun
【Cherry blossoms and water birds】
Title
Cherry blossoms and water birds
Detail
Materials : ink and colour on silk
wooden boxed (signed by Keisai)
Size : W 42 × H 125.5 cm (Image) ・ W 58 × H 215.5 cm (Mount)
Condition: slightly creased
Artist History
Kikuchi Hobun(1862-1918) was a Japanese painter of the Meiji and Taisho periods. Born in Osaka.He studied under Kono Bairei of the Shijo school, and is called "the Four Heavenly Kings under Bairei".He was especially good at flower-and-bird paintings and cherry blossom paintings.