Ike no taiga biography definition
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Ike no taiga biography definition
Ike no Taiga
Japanese painter and calligrapher born in Kyoto during the Edo period
In this Japanese name, the surname is Ike.
Ike Taiga | |
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Portrait of Ike no Taiga by Fukuhara Gogaku | |
| Born | 1723 |
| Died | 1776 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, calligrapher, and poet |
| Spouse | Ike Gyokuran (m. 1746; died 1776) |
Ike no Taiga (池大雅, born June 6, 1723, Kyōto, Japan—died May 30, 1776, Kyōto) was a Japanese painter and calligrapher born in Kyoto during the Edo period.
Together with Yosa Buson, he perfected the bunjinga (or nanga) genre. The majority of his works reflected his passion for classical Chinese culture and painting techniques, though he also incorporated revolutionary and modern techniques into his otherwise very traditional paintings.
As a bunjin (文人, literati, man of letters), Ike was close to many of the prominent social and artistic circles in Kyoto, and in other parts of