Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真
柴田是真 Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891)
Lacquer worker and painter from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period. Studied under Okamoto Toyohiko of the Shijo School. After the Meiji Restoration, he received high awards overseas, including at the Vienna and Paris World Expositions. His works are characterized by their stylish subject matter and humorous content.
Lacquer worker and painter from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period. Studied under Okamoto Toyohiko of the Shijo School. After the Meiji Restoration, he received high awards overseas, including at the Vienna and Paris World Expositions. His works are characterized by their stylish subject matter and humorous content.
