Verschneiter Baum | Igawa Meimon 井川鳴門 | 1751-1806 material:silk Now I know how hard

Now I know how hard it will be when the evening comes to an end / because I realize

which as if protectively sheltering and surrounding the autumn flower

which is very common in warm regions of Asia

which has been combined here into a double painting

But here the brushstroke has almost only a passing character and is as bristly in style as the entire left character for "earth" chi地

Verschneiter Baum | Igawa Meimon 井川鳴門 | 1751-1806 material:silk Now I know how hardIgawa Meimon came from Awa in Tokushima Province. He belonged to a unique class of artists. He never studied under any famous figure, and painting wasn't his primary profession. He was a master of bugei (martial arts), including fencing and archery. While details of his actual practice are unknown, we do know of his calligraphy (a skill often favored by masters of military disciplines). He was so gifted that he was even able to establish himself as a