Shiba Kokan
(1747–1818) Japanese artist (1747-1818)
Shiba Kokan (Japan, 1747–1818) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Shiba Kokan belongs to the chapter ‘Edo: the floating world’ in this site’s history of art.
Shiba Kokan was born in Edo and died in Edo. The teachers included Sō Shiseki and Maeno Ryōtaku. Wikidata associates Shiba Kokan with rangaku.
The catalogue has 3 works by Shiba Kokan with free images. The dated work is from 1769. Works by Shiba Kokan are held by Minneapolis Institute of Art and Detroit Institute of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Uragami Gyokudō, Mori Sosen, Denzen Aōdō, Sengai, and Goshun.