Nakabayashi Chikuto 中林竹洞
中林竹洞 Nakabayashi Chikuto (1776-1853)
Nanga artist of the late Edo period. Known as a theoretical leader of literati painting at the end of the Edo period and as a nobleman. Born into a family of doctors in Nagoya, he studied painting under 山田宮常 Yamada Kyujo (1747-1794) at first. The fellow-pupil was 山本梅逸 Yamamoto Baiitsu (1783-1856). At the age of 27, he moved to Kyoto with Baiitsu and opened his own studio as a painter, while also studying Confucian and Japanese studies. He was a theoretician and author of many works. He excelled in Sansui landscapes, flowers, and birds, and his landscapes in particular are elegant and tranquil. His son 中林竹渓 Nakabayashi Chikkei (1816-1867) is also famous as a painter.
Nanga artist of the late Edo period. Known as a theoretical leader of literati painting at the end of the Edo period and as a nobleman. Born into a family of doctors in Nagoya, he studied painting under 山田宮常 Yamada Kyujo (1747-1794) at first. The fellow-pupil was 山本梅逸 Yamamoto Baiitsu (1783-1856). At the age of 27, he moved to Kyoto with Baiitsu and opened his own studio as a painter, while also studying Confucian and Japanese studies. He was a theoretician and author of many works. He excelled in Sansui landscapes, flowers, and birds, and his landscapes in particular are elegant and tranquil. His son 中林竹渓 Nakabayashi Chikkei (1816-1867) is also famous as a painter.
