“Tang Figures”

Soga Shōhaku

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Artist Name: Soga Shōhaku
Title: “Tang Figures”
Dimensions: painting：30.6×50.1cm
full length：123.8×69.8cm
Medium: ink on silk
Description: Soga Shōhaku (1730-1781) was a painter of the mid-Edo period.

Many of his works are around Ise region where he was traveling in his 30s.
He called himself a descendant of Soga group, and the theme of his paintings was based on Chinese history.

Shōhaku learn about painting from Takada Keiho, whose works are famous for the fancifulness.