Yamamoto Baiitsu
Japanese, 1783-1856
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- Names
Yamamoto Baiitsu
山本梅逸
- Occupation or Type
painter
- Bio
As a young artist in the city of Nagoya, Yamamoto Baiitsu won the patronage of a wealthy collector of Chinese paintings. At a time when most Japanese artists who were looking to China for inspiration had access only to books, Baiitsu was in an especially privileged situation.
- Gender
Male
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