Verschneiter Baum | Igawa Meimon 井川鳴門 | 1751-1806 material:silk This means that the season

This means that the season differs from the left part of the painting

But here the brushstroke has almost only a passing character and is as bristly in style as the entire left character for "earth" chi地

which as if protectively sheltering and surrounding the autumn flower

I put all worldly things aside

But the self-confident Morikage refused

Verschneiter Baum | Igawa Meimon 井川鳴門 | 1751-1806 material:silk This means that the seasonIgawa Meimon came from Awa in Tokushima Province. He belonged to a unique class of artists. He never studied under any famous figure, and painting wasn't his primary profession. He was a master of bugei (martial arts), including fencing and archery. While details of his actual practice are unknown, we do know of his calligraphy (a skill often favored by masters of military disciplines). He was so gifted that he was even able to establish himself as a