Paneel: Zwei Landschaften (ehemals Diptychon) | Kanō Yōsen‘in 狩野養川院 | 1753-1808 Blumen Typical of Rosetsu is the

Typical of Rosetsu is the wit with which he contrasts the horror on the fish’s face with a cute

so that we can also see semi-plastic forms (e

a sadness that can be read in his sensitively portrayed eyes

But he was an artist like no other

Paneel: Zwei Landschaften (ehemals Diptychon) | Kanō Yōsen‘in 狩野養川院 | 1753-1808 Blumen Typical of Rosetsu is theYsen'in was the sixth head of the Kobikich studio of the Kan school in Tokyo and was in the direct service of the then shogun (as a so called oku eshi). He received several high ranks that testify to his official esteem. A professional painter of that time had to master various styles; a personal style was not in demand, especially in the Kan school. In this diptych, Ysein'in provides evidence of his mastery of Chinese ink painting, as it had been