Murata, Kokoku

About the artist

Name

Murata, Kokoku

Biography

Born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Kokoku studied painting with Nukina Kaioku (1778-1863) and poetry with Yanagawa Seigan (1789-1858). He travelled to Nagasaki to study Chinese-style painting, and specialized in ink landscapes, as well as poetry and calligraphy. Towards the end of his life he moved from Tokyo to Osaka.

In Japanese culture a person's family name comes first, so this artist's name is written Murata Kokoku.

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