ENSO - DER KREIS The ultimate symbol of Zen art is ... - Wieninger
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B2ab"FUJIN&RAIJIN" w/boxSignature <strong>of</strong> "Morikawa Sobun (1847~1902)"(Brit<strong>is</strong>h museum)Morikawa Sobun (1847-1902) was born to aKyoto merchant family. He was first apprenticedto Matsubara Tamaru, and, from the age <strong>of</strong>twenty he began to study with Maekawa Goreiand st<strong>art</strong>ed to learn painting. H<strong>is</strong> real name wasEijun and h<strong>is</strong> familiar name was Sh<strong>is</strong>en. H<strong>is</strong> work<strong>is</strong> little known today.Sobun also sought guidance from the painterHasegawa Gyokuho, who was working in Omi.H<strong>is</strong> steady efforts eventually brought him into h<strong>is</strong>own as an <strong>art</strong><strong>is</strong>t. When the Kyoto MunicipalSchool <strong>of</strong> Painting was establ<strong>is</strong>hed in 1880,Sobun was brought in as a member <strong>of</strong> the faculty,which speaks for the public recognition <strong>of</strong> h<strong>is</strong>standing as a painter. In addition, two years laterh<strong>is</strong> 'Autumn in Takao' was selected for the FirstPar<strong>is</strong>-Japan Fine Arts Exhibition.
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