Araki Kanpo 荒木寛畝

荒木寛畝 Araki Kanpo (1831-1915)
Japanese painter active in the late Edo and Meiji periods in Japan. Born in Akabanebashi, Shiba, Edo, the fourth son of Tanaka Umeharu. His parents wanted him to learn painting as part of his education before he was sent to work, and at the age of nine he was introduced to Araki Kankai 荒木寛快. At the age of 22, his master recognised his talent for painting and adopted him, taking over the Araki family name. In 1859, he became an official painter for the Tosa clan. He also studied under Okamoto Shuki 岡本秋暉 and Ezaki Kansai 江崎寛斎, who frequented Kankai's house. He specialised in flower-and-bird paintings with dense colours and detailed depictions, combining the traditional painting methods of the Nanbokuga school with the realism he had developed in Western painting.