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Ito Jakuchu

Ito Jakuchu (1716 - 1800) was active/lived in Japan.  Ito Jakuchu is known for Ink on paper bird and flower paintings.

According to a biography written by his close friend the Zen monk Daiten Kenjo (1719-1801) in 1766, who would later become abbot of Shokoku-ji, Ito Jakuchu (1716-1800) 'could not bear' to paint human forms. Famed primarily for his meticulous polychrome renderings of birds and flowers (doshoku sai-e), these hanging scrolls depicting genre scenes in black ink on paper are therefore a rarity amongst Jakuchu's oeuvre, and offer an intriguing insight into the artist's deep involvement with Zen ink painting traditions.

In one of these two paintings, a performer balances on one leg atop a stacked pile of bound bundles of wood. His head tilted back, he supports the base of a long wooden rod on his chin, on top of which balances a rice bowl. Oblivious to this precarious stunt, a wood vendor (oharame) sits resting on an adjacent pile of wood, whilst another carries more on her back.

In the other, a pilgrim offers a gourd to a travelling   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3647 characters.]  Artist bio

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