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List of Scroll artists being added to all the time:

  Baiitsu Yamamoto
(1783 - 1856)
Painter at the latter part of the Edo period. Born in Owari. He has several pen names except Baiitsu such as Shunen or Gyokuzen or Baika. Moved to Kyoto with Chikudo Nakabayashi and established his fame. He made friends with Sanyo Rai and Seigan Yanagawa. Late in his life, he came back home and became an official painter for the domain of Owari.
 
  Bakusen Tsuchida
(1887 - 1936)		 Born in Sado, Niigata Pref. His given name is Kinji. Entered the Kyoto Municipal College of Painting, where he studied Japanese classical painting and the Western contemporary philosophy of painting. His style developed an inner neo-classicism.
   

 
  Buncho Tani
(1763 - 1840)		 Painter at the latter part of the Edo period. Born in Edo. Created new painting style that several painting idioms such as Chinese and the Kano school's and the Tosa school's and even Western were adopted. Then, became a prominent figure of the Edo painting circle. Kazan Watanabe is his pupil.
   

 
  Bunrei Maekawa
(1837 - 1917)		 Born in Kyoto. Learned painting technique from his father Gorei Maekawa. 
Good at painting flowers and birds.
   

 
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 Chikanobu Kano
(1660 - 1728)		 Painter at the middle part of the Edo period. Son of Tsunenobu. The 3rd head of the Kobikicho Kano family. Took over his father's former position as an official painter for the Tokugawa Shogunate.
   

 
  Chikatoshi Enomoto
(1898 - 1973)		 Pupil of Kiyokata Tsuburaki. Graduated from the Tokyo School of Fine Art. Won a special prize for the Imperial Art Academy Exhibition.
Good at painting women figures.
   

 
 
Chikuden Tanomura
 
(1777 - 1835)
 Painter at the latter part of the Edo period. Born in Bungo. Learned painting technique from Buncho Tani. And studied Chinese painting techniques.
He was a person of multiple talents and also good at making poems, writing letters and characters, tea ceremony and others. Chokunyu Tanomura is his pupil.
   

 
  Chikuho Mizuta
(1884 - 1958)		 Nanga style Painter. Born in Osaka.
His given name is Chuji.
His younger brothers are Kenzan Mizuta and Juhei Kaname.
Studied painting under Chukugai Himeshima.
Good at painting Sansui landscape view pictures.
Established the Japan Nanga Institute with Shuson Kohno, Chikuson Tajika and Kaido Yamada.
Judge of both the Teiten Exhibition and the Shin-Bunten Exhibition.


 
  Chosei Miwa
(1902 - 1983)		 Born in Niigata Prefecture. His given name is Nobuo.
Graduated from the Kyoto Art School. Pupil of Insho Domoto.
Later, Chosei married with Mitsu, younger sister of Insho.
Member of the Japan Art Academy, Adjudicator of the Nitten Exhibition.
   

 
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 Doshun Kano
(1747 - 1797)		 Painter at the latter part of the Edo period. The 4th head of the Surugadai Kano school. Painted the folding screen for the king of Korea by order of Tokugawa Shogunate. He was conferred the "Shikibu-Kyo Hogen" rank.
   

 
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 Eitoku Kano
(1543 - 1590)		 Painter at the latter part of the Muromachi period and at the Azuchi-Momoyama period. Born in Yamashiro (Kyoto) area. The 5th head of the Kano family. Served Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Decorated Nobunaga's Azuchi castle and Hideyoshi's Osaka castle.
   

 
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 Fuko Matsumoto
(1840 - 1923)		 Japanese painter. His given name is Takatada. Fuko is his pen name. Another pen name is Angado. Learned painting technique from Yosai Kikuchi and others, then became a leading figure of historical paintings. Educated Shiko Imamura and Seiju Omoda and others.
   

 
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 Gaho Hashimoto
(1835 - 1908)		 Born in Edo. Son of Seien Hashimoto who was an official painter for the domain of Kawagoe. Learned painting technique of the Kano school. When the Tokyo School of Arts was founded, he was appointed professor with Fenollosa and Tenshin Okakura. Later, he founded the Japan Art Institute. He fostered Shunso, Taikan, Kanzan, Gyokudo and others.
   

 
  Ganku Saeki
(1749 - 1839)		 Painter at the latter part of the Edo period. Patriarch of the Kishi school. Born in Kanazawa. Went to Kyoto and attended on Prince Arisugawa. Became an official painter for the Imperial Court. Good at painting sansui and animals and flowers. Especially good at painting tigers.
   

 
H
 Hoitsu Sakai
(1761 - 1828)		 Painter and poet at the latter part of the Edo period. Younger brother of Himeji domain head. Son in law of Bunnyo who was the 18th head of Nishi-Hongan-Ji Sect. Adopted sketch technique, Ukiyo-e technique and also the techniques of the Tosa school and the Maruyama school. At last, he admired Korin Ogata who is the patriarch of the Rin school.
   

 
  Hokusai Katsushika
(1760 - 1849)		 Ukiyo-e printmaker and painter. Born in Edo. His real name is Tetsuzo. There are over 30 pen names for him except Hokusai. Learned painting techniques of Ukiyo-e and the Kano school and the Tosa school. Later he adopted a more western style under the influence of Kokan Shiba. "Thirty six views of Mount Fuji" is the most popular one of his artworks.
   

 
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 Iccho Hanabusa
(1652 - 1724)		 Painter at the middle part of the Edo period. Born in Osaka. Learned painting technique from Yasunobu Kano. Became a patriarch of the Iccho school. He also learned Haiku poem from Basho Matsuo. His pen name for Haiku is Gyoun.
   

 
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 Jakuchu Ito
(1715 - 1800)		 Painter at the middle or latter part of the Edo period. Born in Kyoto as a son of rich wholesale greengrocer. Studied Kano painting first, then influenced by  Chinese Yuan and Ming paintings. At the age of 40, transfered resposibility for the family to his younger brother. Good at painting animals and flowers with a realism. Especially good at painting fowls (cocks).
   

 
  Jippo Araki
(1872 - 1944)		 Born in Nagasaki Prefecture. His given name is Teijiro. Went to Tokyo and studied painting from Kanpo Araki. Later became his adopted son. Good at painting birds and flowers. 
   

 
K Kanjo Adachi
(1864-1948)		 Born in Kumamoto. Given name is Kanzo. Son of Jihei Adachi, Samurai of the Kumamoto Domain. Held ministerial posts before World War 2. Head of the Kokumin Domei Party.
   

 
  Kanpo Araki
(1831 - 1915)		 Born in Edo. Studied painting under Kankai Araki. Later, became his adopted son. Enjoyed Yodo Yamanouchi (=Top of Tosa Domain)'s favor and became an official painter of the domain. After the Meiji Restoration, he became a teacher of the Tokyo School of Fine Arts.
   

 
  Kanzan Shimomura
(1873 - 1930)		 Born in Wakayama Prefecture. His given name is Seizaburo. Studied painting under Hogai Kano and Gaho Hashimoto. Graduated from the Tokyo School of Fine Art. Participated in establishing the Japan Art Institute with Taikan Yokoyama and Shunso Hishida. Teacher of the Tokyo School of Fine Art.
   

 
  Katsumi Aizu
(1903-1991)		 Born in Fukushima Prefecture. Graduated from the Kyoto School. Was accepted for the Teiten Exhibition and Bunten Exhibition.
   

 
  Kayo Yamaguchi
(1899 - 1984)		 Born in Kyoto. His given name is Yonejiro. Studied painting under Goun Nishimura from his childhood. Graduated from the Kyoto Municipal College of Painting. Good at painting animals and flowers with realism. Became a leading figure in Kyoto's art community after World War 2.


 
  Keibun Matsumura
(1779 - 1843)		 Born in Kyoto.
His given name is Naoharu, another pen name is Kakei.
Studied the Shijo-ha style painting under his great old brother, Goshun.
Good at painting Flowers & Birds pictures.
Succeeded to his brother and led the prosperity of the Shijo style painting school.


 
  Kogyo Terasaki
(1866 - 1919)		 Born in Dewa (=Now Akita Pref.). Studied the Kano, the Shijyo and the Nanga 
painting styles. Found the Japan Art Institute in cooperation with Tenshin Okakura. Teacher of the Tokyo School of Fine Arts.
   

 
  Korin Ogata
(1658 - 1716)		 Painter and lacquer worker at the former or middle part of the Edo period. 
Born in Kyoto. Second son of Soken Ogata. Kenzan is his younger brother. 
Learned painting technique from Soken Yamamoto. As he admired Koetsu Honami and Sotatsu Tawaraya so that he intended to revive their styles. 
Established decorative and splendid expression world.
   

 
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 Masanobu Kano
(1434? - 1530?)		 Painter at the latter part of the Muromachi period. Patriarch of the Kano school. Born in Izu District. Became an official painter for Ashikaga Shogun family that was the leader of samurai during the Muromachi period.
He Japanized Chinese painting style.
   

 
 
Masunobu Kano
 
(1625 - 1694)
 Kano painter at the middle part of the Edo period. His pen name is Tohun. Real son of metal-carving craftsman Ritsujo Goto. Became son-in-law of Tanyu Kano. He was conferred the "Hogen" rank by Iemitsu Tokugawa, the 3rd Tycoon of Tokugawa Shogunate. Patriarch of the Surugadai Kano school.
   

 
  Mitsuoki Tosa
(1617 - 1691)		 Painter at the former part of the Edo period. Born in Sakai of Izumi. Son of Mitsunori. Became a official painter for the Imperial Court in 1654. Revived the Tosa school.
   

 
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 Okyo Maruyama
(1733 - 1795)		 Painter at the latter part of the Edo period. Born in Tanba District. Patriarch of the Maruyama school. He learned the idiom of the Kano school at first. 
Later, he established his own style by adopting Chinese painting idioms and Western perspective drawing technique. Good at painting animals and flowers.
   

 
R
 Ryuu Shimazaki
(1865 - 1937)		 Born in Edo. At first, he learned Western painting from Kenkichi Sakurai. Later, he turned his painting style to Japanese. Learned technique of the Yosai school from Fuko Matsumoto, and also learned technique of the Maruyama school from Gyokusho Kawabata. Good at painting Japanese beautiful girls.
   

 
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Seison Maeda
 
(1885 - 1977)
 Born in Gifu Prefecture. Entered the painting school of Hanko Kajita. Member 
of the Imperial Art Academy. He was awarded the Order of Cultural Merit.
   

 
  Shunso Hishida
(1874 - 1911)		 Born in Iida, Nagano Pref. His given name is Mioji. Entered the Tokyo School of Fine Arts and received lessons from Gaho Hashimoto. He took part in the establishment of the Japan Art Institute with Taikan Yokoyama. Shunso and Taikan and Kanzan and Buzan are called the big four under Gaho Hashimoto's tuition.
   

 
  Sosen Mori
(1747 - 1821)		 Painter at the latter part of the Edo period. Born in Nagasaki. Studied the Kano school technique from Josyunsai Yamamoto. Influenced by Okyo Maruyama's realism. Good at painting animals especially monkeys and deer.
   

 
  Suizan Miki
(1887 - 1957)		 Born in Hyogo Pref. His given name is Saiichiro. Studied painting under Seiho Takeuchi. Won some prizes at the Bunten and the Teiten exhibitions.
   

 
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 Taikan YokoYama
(1868 - 1958)		 Born in Mito District of Ibaraki Pref. His given name is Hidemaro. Entered the Tokyo School of Arts and studied under Tenshin Okakura and Gaho Hashimoto. 
Helped Okakura found the Japan Art Institute in cooperation with Shunso Hishida and Kanzan Shimomura. He kept innovating Japanese arts throughout the Meiji and Taisho and Showa eras. Received the Order of Cultural Merit and others.
   

 
  Tanyu Kano
(1602 - 1674)		 Painter at the former part of the Edo period. Son of Takanobu. Elder brother of Naonobu and Yasunobu. Brought a breath of fresh air to the Kano school. 
Patriarch of the Kajibashi Kano school.
   

 
  Tessai Tomioka
(1836 - 1924)		 Nanga painter. Born in Kyoto. Learned Japanese classical literature and Chinese classics. Came to be lodged with the poet and nun Rengetsu Otagaki. 
Interacted with Imperial loyalists in the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate. 
After the Meiji Restoration, served as a Shinto priest at several different shrines. Founded the Southern School of Chinese Painting Asscociation of Japan (Nihon Nanga Kyokai) with Chokunyu Tanomura and the others.
   

 
  Tsunetomi Kitano
(1880 - 1947)		 Born in Ishikawa Pref. His given name is Tomitaro. Moved to Osaka and learned Ukiyo-e technique of the Utagawa school from Toshitsune Inano. Became a leading figure in Kyoto's art community for painting beautiful girls.
   

 
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 Yasunobu Kano
(1613 - 1685)		 Painter at the former part of the Edo period. Patriarch of the Nakabashi Kano school. Born in Kyoto. Younger brother of Tanyu and Naonobu. Studied painting under Koi Kano. He was conferred the "Hogen" rank. Good at painting flowers and birds, landscapes, figures, Buddhistic arts and also good at appraising.
   

 
  Yosai Kikuchi
(1788 - 1878)		 Born in Edo. His real first name is Takeyasu. Served the Tokugawa government. 
At first, he learned painting technique of the Kano school from Enjyo Takada. 
Then, learned the other techniques of Japanese, Chinese and Western idioms. 
He studied ancient practices in Japan, and was good at painting historical scenes. Patriarch of the Yosai school.
   

 
  Yukihiko Yasuda
(1884 - 1978)		 Born in Tokyo. His given name is Shinzaburo. Studied painting from Tomoto Kobori and Tenshin Okakura. Participated in the restoration of the Japan Art Institute. Good at painting historical subjects with elegant and sophisticated techniques.
   

 
U Usen Ogawa
(1868 - 1938)		 Born in Tokyo. His given name is Mokichi. Studied Western-style painting from Kinkichiro Honda. Became Manga artist and illustrator. Started drawing Japanese paintings at Tatsuko Kawabata's suggestion. Member Japan Fine Art Academy from 1917.