Artwork

八島岳亭画 『和歌三神』 山部赤人|Yamabe no Akahito (active 724–736), One of the Three Gods of PoetryFrom the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1

八島岳亭画 『和歌三神』 山部赤人|Yamabe no Akahito (active 724–736), One of the Three Gods of PoetryFrom the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1, by Yashima Gakutei, ink, 1824
八島岳亭画 『和歌三神』 山部赤人|Yamabe no Akahito (active 724–736), One of the Three Gods of PoetryFrom the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1, by Yashima Gakutei, ink, 1824

八島岳亭画 『和歌三神』 山部赤人|Yamabe no Akahito (active 724–736), One of the Three Gods of PoetryFrom the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1 is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Yashima Gakutei. It dates from 1824 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Yashima Gakutei

Artist

Yashima Gakutei

Yashima Gakutei (Japanese: 八島岳亭; c. 1786 – 1868) was a Japanese artist and poet who was a pupil of both Totoya Hokkei and Hokusai. Gakutei is best known for his kyōka poetry and surimono works.