Sunny Town Gallery Hanging Scroll Rising Phoenix by Ito Wide X 164cm a Reproduction of a Famous Painting from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts Jakuchu,

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A masterpiece by Jakuchu depicting a phoenix flying with the rising sun behind it, a reproduction of a famous painting from the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in the United States. Size: 44.5cm wide x 164cm high Main paper: New silk (high-definition art painting + hand-colored finish) Mounting: Rakusai-Tatsuko Hon Mounting *10-year guarantee on mounting quality Storage box: Gift box Reproductions of famous paintings by Japanese masters: A luxurious display for a blissful time Ito Jakuchu (1716-1800) Born as the eldest son of a vegetable wholesaler in Nishiki-koji, Kyoto. While working at his business, he began studying painting after he turned 30. Like other artists, he initially studied at the Kano school, which was the mainstream at the time, but he thought that "as long as I study from the Kano school, I will not be able to develop my own style of painting that is different from the Kano school," so he quit the art school and honed his skills on his own. At the age of 40, he handed over the family headship to his younger brother and began to devote himself to painting. Jakuchu was a lone wolf painter, but he became so famous that he was listed second only to Maruyama Okyo in the Heian Jinbutsu-shi, a list of cultural figures and notable people of the time. In his later years, in contrast to his previous colorful works, he began to create ink-wash-like rubbing prints. In 1788, his home and workplace were burned down in the Tenmei fire, but he left behind many works before he died at the ripe old age of 85. His work was re-evaluated after the "Jakuchu and Edo Painting" exhibition held at the Tokyo National Museum in 2006, and he also gained popularity at the "Jakuchu 300th Anniversary Exhibition" held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in spring 2016.