Fische im Fluss | Matsumura Keibun 松村景文 | 1779-1843 Tiere as an educated person

as an educated person

it is most important to recognize that the painter knew that the grandeur of the tiger depends not only on its paws and teeth but also on a strong internal structure

He is thus expressing the awareness of not being free

exactly where the tip of the snout is in the "doubled" tiger

Fische im Fluss | Matsumura Keibun 松村景文 | 1779-1843 Tiere as an educated personMatsumura Keibun, along with his half brother Matsumura Goshun, is the forefather of the Shij school. Shijo means "Fourth Street"; it is still a busy, colorful street in Kyoto today. Nothing remains of the studio, but the fame and culture that emanated from the famous painting workshop has been a defining feature of academic traditional painting in Japan since the 19th century and well into the 20th century. With his work as a painter and teacher,