白井直賢 Shirai Naokata Japanese art kakejiku kakemono wall hanging scroll / Mouses and Chimaki with Box RB663 daiko_sogen Clifton karhu クリフトン・カーフ (1927-2007)

Clifton karhu クリフトン・カーフ (1927-2007)

Okayama City in 1982

平野五岳 Hirano Gogaku (1811-1893)Buddhist monk and painter of the late Edo and Meiji periods

His crow paintings were highly praised at the time along with the raccoon paintings of 望月金鳳 Mochizuki Kinpo (1846-1915) and the tiger paintings of 大橋翠石 Ohashi Suiseki (1865-1945)

He was a professor at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts

白井直賢 Shirai Naokata Japanese art kakejiku kakemono wall hanging scroll / Mouses and Chimaki with Box RB663 daiko_sogen Clifton karhu クリフトン・カーフ (1927-2007)Description Shirai Naokata Japanese art kakejiku kakemono wall hanging scroll Mouses and Chimaki with Box RB663 Shirai Naokata Japanese painter of the late Edo period. Born in Kyoto. Studied under Maruyama Okyo. Specialized in mouse paintings. with signature 'Naokata' and seal 'Shiro Naokata in' 'Shisai' Chimaki Glutinous rice wrapped in plant leaves (e. g. bamboo grass leaves) and steamed. In Japan, it is used as an offering for Boys' Festival. There