Diptychon Fuji mit Seelandschaft | Shiba Kōkan 司馬江漢 | 1747-1818 Gedicht a movement that never comes

a movement that never comes to rest despite the haze in the upper part of the picture

is the forefather of the Shijō school

which holds the clearly Chinese-shaped fan

to breathe new life into old techniques

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Diptychon Fuji mit Seelandschaft | Shiba Kōkan 司馬江漢 | 1747-1818 Gedicht a movement that never comesShiba Kkan is one of the most peculiar personalities in Japanese art history. He has two completely different faces, almost schizophrenically. One belongs to the woodcut artist Suzuki Harushige. He was given this name by his great teacher Suzuki Harunobu, one of the great ukiyo e artists of his time. Kkan imitated his master, and his woodcuts were often mistaken for those of his teacher (with a forged signature). But his woodcuts would never have made