Nagasawa Rosetsu (1754 - 1799) Japanese-style painter at the middle part of the Edo period..
Nagasawa Rosetsu (長沢芦雪)
Rosetsu NAGASAWA (長沢芦雪) (the date of birth unknown, 1754- July 10, 1799) was a painter in the Edo period.
He was a senior disciple of Okyo MARUYAMA.
He Rosetsu was a subject of the Yodo fiefdom and after becoming a follower of the master painter Okyo commuted every morning from Yodo to.His name is also spelt as 蘆雪 (Rosetsu). His other names included Masakatsu and Gyo. His azana (Chinese courtesy name used in place of given name in formal situations; Japanese scholars and literati adopted this custom) were Hyokei and Inkyo.
He was commonly called Kazue. Besides Rosetsu, he used other noms de plume like Ushu Ryoja or Ushu. He was born in present Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City.
Characteristics
It is unclear even when Rosetsu became Okyo's disciple since his career is much less documented than those of great artists in his times.
The Japanese painter Nagasawa Rosetsu (1754–1799) has increasingly been a source of interest during the last years from popular and academic audiences with.
As will be mentioned below, however, there remains a document in which Rosetsu told of his father, Hikozaemon UESUGI when he stayed in Nanki.
Apparently, Rosetsu was bold, cheerful in a sense, but also arrogant. That is probably why there is a groundless gossip or a bad p