Hobun Kikuchi: Orange Parrot 1905 Woodblock

Hobun Kikuchi: Orange Parrot 1905 Woodblock

Size: 26 cm L x 18.5 cm W

Hōbun Kikuchi was born in Osaka in the Ichitani family (1862), who were professional mounters of paintings. He was adopted into the Kikuchi family and moved to Kyoto. He was first trained by Kanō Hōen, and from 1881 to 1885 he was one of Kōno Bairei’s many pupils. For most of his professional life he was a teacher at the Kyoto Municipal School of Fine Arts and Crafts and frequently exhibited at the Bunten.

Recurring themes in his work are landscapes and kacho-e in the traditional style. His best known pupils are his adopted son Kikuchi Keigetsu, Kawakita Kahō, Yamada Kōun and Abe Shumpō. He died in 1918.