Okada Beisanjin

Okada Beisanjin (born 1744, Ōsaka, Japan—died Oct. 15, 1820, Ōsaka) was a Japanese painter who worked in the bunjin-ga, or literati, style that originated in China and appealed to intellectuals. The son of a prosperous rice merchant, Okada enjoyed reading and was fond of the books of paintings that had been collected by his family for generations. He came under the influence of the painter-musician Uragami Gyokudō and other artists who were family friends. Later...