Hahn mit Trommel 鶏 | Kusumi Morikage 久隅守景 | 1620-1690 Schreibschachtel If you immediately think that

If you immediately think that the dragon is only present in the upper half of the picture

Er ist der jüngere Bruder von Goshun

In some pictures he strongly integrated Western representational traditions

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Hahn mit Trommel 鶏 | Kusumi Morikage 久隅守景 | 1620-1690 Schreibschachtel If you immediately think thatKusumi Morikage is an extraordinary figure in Japanese art history. He was a respected student of the great Kan Tany. When a young painter received such favor, he gratefully accepted admission into the artist family of the almighty Kan. But the self confident Morikage refused, even though he married a niece of his master Kan Tany One artistic reason why he renounced the protection of the Kan institution was his rejection of the Chinese influenced