Ikiyasan Isakiji
Cleveland Museum of Art

Ikiyasan Isakiji

Nukina Kaioku (Japanese, 1778–1863) · 1833

leaf from a pair of folding albums; ink and color on silk
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Nukina Kaioku was from a family that taught archery to regional military rulers, but being physically weak, he concentrated his efforts in calligraphy and studying Confucian philosophy, a system of thought prized by the military class.

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