Tanomura Chikuden

Tanomura Chikuden

Tanomura Chikuden (July 14, 1777 - October 20, 1835[1][2]) was a Japanese painter of the Edo period. He is known for his depictions of nature, often melancholic in style.Tanomura Chikuden, original name Tanomura Kōken    (born July 14, 1777, Bungo Province, Japan—died Oct. 20, 1835, Ōsaka), Japanese painter noted for gentle, melancholic renderings of nature.Early in life Tanomura planned to become a Confucian scholar, but he was also interested in painting, which he first studied under a local artist. Later he went to Edo (now Tokyo), where he became a pupil of the bunjin-ga painter Tani Bunchō. The bunjin-ga (“literati painting”) style, also called Nan-ga, had originated in southern China and had a scholarly and literary base.

Tanomura Chikuden

Tanomura Chikuden

Tanomura Chikuden

Tanomura Chikuden

Tanomura Chikuden

Tanomura Chikuden

Tanomura Chikuden

Tanomura Chikuden

Tanomura Chikuden

Tanomura Chikuden

Tanomura Chikuden