| schema:description 2 | "The work pictured here consists of four scrolls entitled Landscape of Ezo and one scroll entitled Daily Implements. The landscape scrolls depict scenes on the Pacific side of southern Hokkaido from Shiraoi to Tokachi and from Hiroo to Senpoji in Kushiro Town, whereas the daily implements scroll depicts the life and tools of indigenous Ainu people. The accompanying box and the end of each painting are stamped with the seal of Buncho Tani (1763–1840 ), a painter in the Edo period, but it was his brother, Gentan, who was 15 years younger, who actually explored Ezochi (today’s Hokkaido). It is thought that the work pictured here was associated with Gentan’s exploration and was probably painted by Gentan himself because of the portrayal....(more)" |
