Tijger: de helling bij Kagura
Yashima Gakutei
c. 1827
Medium
nishikie, with blindprinting
Dimensions
211; 186
About this artwork
blad: hoogte 211 mm (shikishiban) x breedte 186 mm
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 ...