Ôhara Tôya 大原東野 (1771? – 1840)
Bamboo by Waterfall
Item number: T-1238Size: H 69.7" x W 73.6" (177,5 x 187,5 cm)
Two-panel folding screen with painting in ink and mineral colors on paper of young bamboo by a waterfall and stream; the two seal marks read 1) Hara Minshô 原民聲印 and 2) Tôya Sanjin 東野山人.
Tôya was a professional artist active in Osaka and Kyoto. He was born in Nara, the son of the owner of the Kogatanaya 小刀屋, an inn located in front of the Kôfukuji Temple. The inn became the meeting place of a number of cultural salons of Osaka, and, in this way, the young artist was introduced to many of the leading figures of the day. His artist names were Minshô 民聲, Tôya Sanjin 東野山人, and Kinpei 琴平. He specialized in nature depiction, especially birds, and landscapes, and figures. He became a noted cultural figure of his day and was friendly with a number of leading artists active in the Osaka area, including Rai Sanyô 頼山陽 and Tanomura Chikuden 田能村竹田. He is perhaps best known for the numerous books he issued and illustrated, including his well-known Meisû gafu 名数画譜 from the year 1810. He was also closely connected to the Konpirasan Shrine of Shikoku Island, where works by him are still preserved.
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