Yashima gakutei biography of alberta

Japanese artist and poet

Yashima Gakutei (Japanese: 八島岳亭; c. 1786 – 1868) was a Japanese artist and poet who was a pupil of both Totoya Hokkei and Hokusai.

Gakutei is best known for his kyōka poetry and surimono works.

Yashima gakutei biography of alberta

Biography

Gakutei was born in Osaka around 1786, though his exact year of birth is somewhat unclear.^[1][2] He was the illegitimate son of the samurai known as Hirata who served under the Tokugawa shogunate.

Gakutei's mother later married into the Yashima clan, explaining the artist's name.^[3] For some time, he worked in Osaka, focusing chiefly on privately commissioned woodblock prints called surimono in addition to book illustrations.^[2] Most of what is known about Gakutei has been surmised from the subjects and context of his work.^[4]

Works

Gakutei is noted for the quality in his wood printing works and for his general contributions to the body of ukiyo-e artwork.

Specifically, cr