Watanabe Kazan
(1793–1841) samurai från den sena Edo-perioden, målare, forskare och statsman
Watanabe Kazan (Japan, 1793–1841) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Watanabe Kazan belongs to the chapter ‘Edo: the floating world’ in this site’s history of art.
Watanabe Kazan was born in Miyakezaka and died in Ikenohara Park. The teachers included Tani Bunchō, Satō Issai, and Matsuzaki Kōdō. Watanabe Kazan worked in Osaka. Watanabe Kazan became a member of Shōshikai. The students included Tsubaki Chinzan, Hankō Fukuda, Hirai Kensai, and Tachihara Shunsa.
The best-known works include ‘Shinkiron’ and ‘Portrait of Takami Senseki’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 14 works by Watanabe Kazan with free images. The dated works span the years 1816–1849. Works by Watanabe Kazan are held by several collections, among them Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, and Tokyo Nationalmuseum.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Katsushika Hokusai, Tani Bunchō, Hokkei, Utagawa Kunisada, and Gakutei.