Tiger | Kishi Ryūzan 岸龍山 | 1816-1889 material:silk Both Goshun and Keibun were

Both Goshun and Keibun were influenced by the outstanding painting genius of the 18th century

The bird’s intense focus

is that the elementary formal principle of the triangle is effective here

Their angle of incidence corresponds precisely to the diagonal line along which the two birds converse and on which the signature lies

but was soon shown the door due to his unbridled temperament

Tiger | Kishi Ryūzan 岸龍山 | 1816-1889 material:silk Both Goshun and Keibun wereThe highly esteemed Kishi school began with Kishi Koma, commonly known as Ganku. He stands out in Japanese art history as the first painter to have the opportunity to portray a live tiger. His son, Gantai, continued the tradition of tiger paintings alongside a highly talented painter in the Kishi studio, who was adopted by Ganku, a common practice to secure the "name" and the associated quality. The adopted son was allowed to call himself Kishi Ryzan.