Hotei im Mondschein | Kanō Dōhaku Chikanobu狩野洞白愛信 | 1792-1821 Blumen who was adopted by Ganku

who was adopted by Ganku

Itō Jakuchū

but because he had a—now unpopular—clearly discernible predilection for large formats and monumental

This creates a sense of depth that we also strongly perceive in the trees

The main scene

Hotei im Mondschein | Kanō Dōhaku Chikanobu狩野洞白愛信 | 1792-1821 Blumen who was adopted by GankuThere is a bit of a problem with the name of this painter. He is known primarily as Dhaku. But the second name is read as "Chikanobu" or with other characters as "Nakanobu", "Naganobu" etc. Dhaku was highly respected in his time because he became the head of the Surugadai studio in the 5th generation. Studio heads were not necessarily Kan masters in the bloodline; they had to distinguish themselves primarily through achievement. The Kan school became