Information
Date : 1863
Size : O-ban / Triptych
Impression : Very good
Condition : Good
Detail : Seal of Chikamaro
Kyosai entered the school of Kuniyoshi, however, he decided to become a pupil of Maemura Towa, one of the artists from the Kano school, later.
Towa loved Kyosai's talent and called him a "painting demon ." In 1858, Kyosai left Kano school and named "Seisei Kyosai" himself and started drawing caricatures and gained popularity.
From around 1860, he also used the name "Chikamaro."
In 1881, he exhibited the painting of crow, and it was blamed because he priced it at a high price considering that it is just one crow depicted in the painting. Then Kyosai said. "This price is not for one crow. It is for the time of my painting journey."
Later this painting was purchased by Hosoda Yasubee, and people surprised.
Sadly, Kyosai's artworks hadn't got Japanese people's attention in spite of he has excellent talent and sense of painting. Therefore, most of his artworks were created for exportation.