A Samurai on Horseback

Kusumi Morikage

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Kusumi Morikage

Japanese · 1620–1690

Kusumi Morikage was a Japanese painter of the Edo period. He came from Kaga Province, the centre of the lands of the Maeda clan. He fell afoul of his teacher, Kanō Tan'yū, and became the Maeda clan's official painter. His sympathy for farmers and the poor people of the Edo period is reflected in his works.

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Initially, when the school was founded, Kanō Masanobu adopted the Chinese painting style favoured by Zen philosophy - depicted by strong brushwork, dominant use of ink and minimal use of pigments. It is thought that Masanobu implemented this style in order to maintain a favourable political standing with the shoguns of that time. As generations passed, this style continued to develop and evolve to include bold use of colour, native Japanese motifs and decorative embellishments to continue to appeal with the wealthy merchants and ruling classes. It was later under Kanō Tan’yū that the school developed a strict art regime with high academic standards. The Kanō School of Painting became known as the official school of painting in Japan during the Edo period.