Mitsui Hanzan 三井飯山

三井飯山 Mitsui Hanzan (1882-1934)
Born in Iiyama, Kagawa in 1882. Studied Nanga under Toichi Oyo 十市王洋 in Oita and later under Tanomura Chokunyu 田能村直入 in Kyoto. Specialized in landscape, flower, and bird paintings. In 1921, he formed the Japan Nanga Academy with Ikeda Keisen, Kono Shuson, Tajika Chikuson, Mizuta Chikuho, Yamada Kaid,o and others.