Japan: A portrait of Japanese merchant and man of letters Kimura Kenkadoh, 1736-1802 (1802). Tani Bunchō (1763-1841)

Kimura Kenkadoh or Kenkado (木村蒹葭堂, 1736-1802) was born the descendant of a wealthy sake brewer. He was well informed, especially in natural history. He studied Dutch and Latin, becoming a writer and a painter. His name became a synonym for extensive learning and versatile talent.

He was friendly with many writers and artists and his residence became a meeting palce for contemporaneous literati.

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