Japan: 'Chinese Landscape', byobu folding screen, ink and color on paper with gold leaf background, Ike no Taiga (1723 - 1776), Tokyo National Museum

Ike no Taiga was a Japanese painter and calligrapher born in Kyoto during the Edo period. 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.

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