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Description
Itō Jakuchū, (born March 2, 1716, Kyōto, Japan—died Oct. 27, 1800, Kyōto), Japanese painter of the mid-Tokugawa period (1603–1867) who excelled in drawing flowers, fish, and birds, especially fowl, which he used to keep at his home in order to observe them closely.
The son of a greengrocer, he first studied drawing with a painter of the Kanō school (stressing Chinese subject matter and techniques). He also made copies of old Chinese masters. He developed an amazingly realistic style and added to it decorative touches that he learned in part from the works of Ogata Kōrin (1658–1716). He made a set of 30 pictures for the Shōkoku Temple, entitled “Dōshokusai-e” (coloured pictures of animals and plants), which, along with “Gunkei zu fusumae” (screen painting of fowl), are his most famous works. He later became a recluse and assumed the name Tobeian (“Bushel Monk”). It is said that those who got his paintings gave him one to (approximately two bushels) of rice in return.
For a full description of his life and work, see the Wikipedia account.
measurements
Height:
27 cm
Width:
37 cm
measurements
declaration
21st Century Gallery has clarified that the Original Woodcut 'Red Parrot' Dated 1771 by Itojakuchu (1716-1800) Printed c.1900 in Japan (LA475285) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1900
declaration
condition
condition
The woodcut has some damage to the edge of the sheet as can be seen in the images and some minor creases which are not so visible as to affect the quality of the work