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Bunjinga kenkyukai, ed., Tora hyakutai (One hundred figures of tigers) (Tokyo: Nichibo shuppansha, 1985), p. 1.
Ganku was born in Kanazawa, Kaga Province. He worked first in a textile shop, then moved to Kyoto in 1773 and became a retainer of Prince Arisugawa. During the Tenmei era (1781-89) he did wall paintings for the imperial palace. In 1804, he entered court service and was appointed Echizen no suke (honorary governor of Echizen Province), as he signed this painting. In 1809, he returned to Kanazawa to serve Lord Maeda and was commissioned to do wall paintings for Kaga Castle. In 1836 he was promoted to Ju-goi Echizen no kami (honorary lord of Echizen Province with the rank of Ju-goi).
After training in both Kano school and Chinese styles, Ganku developed his signature mix of realism and sumptuous decorative elements in evidence here in the fur rendered in needle-like strokes of gold pigment. He is renowned for his paintings of animals, particulary of tigers. Ganku founded the Kishi school (for a painting by a member of his school, see lot 196).
Bunjinga kenkyukai, ed., Tora hyakutai (One hundred figures of tigers) (Tokyo: Nichibo shuppansha, 1985), p. 1.
Ganku was born in Kanazawa, Kaga Province. He worked first in a textile shop, then moved to Kyoto in 1773 and became a retainer of Prince Arisugawa. During the Tenmei era (1781-89) he did wall paintings for the imperial palace. In 1804, he entered court service and was appointed Echizen no suke (honorary governor of Echizen Province), as he signed this painting. In 1809, he returned to Kanazawa to serve Lord Maeda and was commissioned to do wall paintings for Kaga Castle. In 1836 he was promoted to Ju-goi Echizen no kami (honorary lord of Echizen Province with the rank of Ju-goi).
After training in both Kano school and Chinese styles, Ganku developed his signature mix of realism and sumptuous decorative elements in evidence here in the fur rendered in needle-like strokes of gold pigment. He is renowned for his paintings of animals, particulary of tigers. Ganku founded the Kishi school (for a painting by a member of his school, see lot 196).