Nummer vijf: Het eerste schrijven van het nieuwe jaar door Hitofude uit het Tamaya
Yashima Gakutei
c. 1827
Medium
nishikie, with metallic pigments and blindprinting
Dimensions
185; 205
About this artwork
J.A. Bierens de Haan Bequest, Amsterdam
About the Artist
Yashima Gakutei · 1786–1868
Yashima Gakutei (c. 1786–1868), born in Osaka as the illegitimate son of a Tokugawa shogunate samurai named Hirata, adopted the name from his mother's subsequent marriage into the Yashima clan. Little is documented about his early years beyond these familial ties, but he pursued artistic training under the esteemed ukiyo-e masters Totoya Hokkei and Katsushika Hokusai, absorbing their precision in ...