Shiba Kokan

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Provenance: "Shiba Kokan" Large Format "View of Narumi-juku" Western-style Painter, Mid-Edo Period, Tokyo Native, Hand-painted

Description

"Shiba Kokan" (Shiba Kokan, 1747 - November 19, 1818) was a painter and Rangaku scholar of the Edo period. In his youth, he studied under the ukiyo-e artist "Suzuki Harunobu" and took the name "Suzuki Harushige." He learned the Nanpin school sketching techniques that were introduced from China (Qing) and Western painting, and presented them as works. He was the first in Japan to produce etchings. Furthermore, through publications utilizing prints, he introduced Western natural sciences such as world maps and the heliocentric theory. His real name was Ando Kichijiro, Ando Shun. He was commonly known as Katsusaburo, later as Magodayu. His courtesy names were Kungaku, Kunko, and he claimed the surname Shiba. He also used the pseudonyms "Shunparo," Togen, Mugondojin, and Seiyodojin.

2026081206 Silk

Overall Size: 210cm x 85cm

Main Image Size: 128cm x 69cm
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