SHIBUNKAKU ONLINE SHOP | Kimura Buzan

Nihonga painter from Ibaraki Prefecture. Kimura studied with Kawabata Gyokushō and became a disciple of Okakura Tenshin, under whose influence he participated in the new nihonga movement. Kimura helped to establish the Nihon Bijutsuin (Japan Art Institute). Kimura’s work centers on bird-and-flower painting and Buddhist subject matter, often displaying his highly developed technical skill and sense of color.