Japan: 'Mautarake, Ainu chieftain of Urayasubetsu, sitting on a sea otter pelt from the Kuril Islands', Kakizaki Hakyo (1764-1826), 1790

Kakizaki Hakyo (June 25, 1764 - July 26, 1826) was a samurai artist from the Matsumae clan. His first artistic success was a group of 12 portraits called the Ishu Retsuzo. The portraits were of 12 Ainu chiefs from the northern area of Ezo, now Hokkaido.

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