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Mori Ippo is one of the Mori School artists. Mori Sosen is the founder of the Mori School. Ippo studied under Mori Tetuzan who is the adopted son of Sosen. Mori School is well known for the painting technique called “kegaki”, thin bush-strokes employed to depict animal fur or human hair, especially sideburns, beard, or eyebrows. Strokes of light and dark ink are drawn over and over, producing a soft, full effect.
Ippo gained his popularity for his "Mokari-zu (a painting of harvesting seaweeds)" which was associated with "moukaru ippou (ever lasting business success)"
The title of the middle scroll “Nankyoku-sei (Canopus)” refers to Jyu-roujin or Shoulaojen who is one of gods of Taoism and brings health and longevity. Pine trees and deer are also symbols of longevity. Jyu-roujin's smile with round cheeks makes the viewers happy.
This artwork clearly shows Ippo's distinctive painting style. He was good at depicting objects in brief and with perfection. Such skills can be found in the short pine leaves and distinctive painting lines of Jyu-roujin's robe. His distinctive brush works and use of bright colors are probably coming from the culture of the merchants' city Osaka where casual and clear styles were preferred to snobby and ambiguous ones.
Color on Silk
Triptych
Rakkan (artist's signature and seal) is applied in the lower part of the scrolls
Large stains on the upper part of the scrolls (all of three)
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