Hanging scroll - Bone, Silk - Matsumura Keibun (1779-1843) - Very fine scroll with pair of pheasants under sakura - including original tomobako - Japan - Late Edo period

Matsumura Keibun was born in Kyoto in 1779. He was younger half-brother to Matsumura Goshun, founder of the Shijō school, and received his first art lessons from him. He exhibited his works as early as 1796, a showing which included calligraphy. Keibun inherited Goshun's studio when he died in 1811. With another Goshun's pupil Okamoto Toyohiko (1773-1845) , became the twin mainstays of the Shijo school, which remained the dominant innovative style in Japanese painting during the 19th century, even during the period of intense exposure to Western art of the early Meiji era (1868-1912) . By 1813, he was listed in a directory of Kyōto's most notable citizens. His style is similar to Goshun's, but somewhat lighter and what, in Western art, would be called manneristic. He specialized in paintings of birds and flowers. Matsumura Keibun died in Kyoto in 1843, when he was 64 years old. His works are kept in many museums worldwide. Including original kiwame-bako by Kono Bairei. Kono Bairei was a Japanese painter, book illustrator, and art teacher. He was born in 1844 and lived in Kyoto. In 1852, he went to study with the Maruyama-school painter, Nakajima Raisho (1796–1871) . After Raisho's death, Bairei studied with the Shijo-school master Shiokawa Bunrin (1808–77) . His work included flower prints, bird prints and landscapes, with a touch of western realism. He became a teacher at Kyoto City University of Arts, and also opened a private school to teach younger generations. In addition, he organized the Kyoto Youth Painting Association and the Kyoto Private Painting Study Group, and contributes to the development of new Japanese painting. Kono Bairei became an imperial artist. Died in 1895, when he was 51 years old. Roller ends: bone. Measurements: Scroll: 141,5 x 90 cm Picture: 50 x 80 cm Very good condition, there are signs of wear due to age and use, stains, scratches, marks; please, see pictures for actual condition. Registered shipping with tracking number, well packed for safe and fast delivering!