“Taikōbō”

Kuroda Tōkō

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Artist Name: Kuroda Tōkō
Title: “Taikōbō”
Dimensions: painting：102.0×36.3㎝
full lentgth：191.2×49.4㎝
Medium: ink with colors on silk
Description: Kuroda Tōkō (1787-1846) was born in Tottori.

He was adopted by Kuroda family and often worked for the government in Edo.
He liked to draw paintings since his childhood and was studying under Hijikata Tōrei, who was also in Tottori Domain.
He was good at drawing carp and hawks.