Current Popularity Ranking of Japanese Painters Active in Kyoto in the 18th Century

Itō Jakuchū, Ikeno Taiga, Yosa Buson, Maruyama Ōkyo, and Soga Shōhaku were all active painters in Kyoto in the 18th century.

According to the Heian Jinbutsushi, Maruyama Ōkyo was by far the most popular artist at that time, but what is their popularity ranking in modern Japan?

We asked around 30 of the participants in our survey to choose their favourite painter from the above five, and we have now produced a ranking of their popularity.

The results are as follows.

No. 5: Ikeno Taiga

Ikeno Taiga is famous as a great painter of Nanga, but he is not so popular today. He was chosen by only 3% of the total number of respondents.

No. 4: Yosa Buson

Yosa Buson, like Ikeno Taiga, is also a great Nanga painter. Yosa Buson is in fourth place, but with 14% of the respondents choosing him, he seems to be much more popular than Ikeno Taiga. Perhaps the fact that his masterpiece “Tobi Karasu zu (A Black Kite and a Crow Paintings)” was used in the design of a Japanese postage stamp has had an influence on this.

No. 2 and No. 3: Maruyama Ōkyo and Soga Shohaku

In second and third place there was a tie between Maruyama Ōkyo and Soga Shōhaku. They were each chosen by 17% of the respondents. It is interesting that Ōkyo, with his realistic style of painting, and Soga Shōhaku, with his eccentric style of painting, have the same percentage.

No.1: Itō Jakuchū

In first place was Itō Jakuchū by far the most popular choice. A whopping 48% of respondents chose him. That’s almost half, wow. It’s true that Itō Jakuchū is very popular nowadays, not only in Japan but also in the world. The impact of his chicken paintings is very popular in all times and places.

How did it go? We hope you enjoyed our series of investigations into the popularity of modern rankings and we’ll be back with more in the future. Stay tuned.

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     The Japanese people have long set a high value on aesthetic senses since ancient times. As a result, the
    peculiar culture which is not seen in other countries blossomed and many aspects of the modern Japanese
    culture come from it. Parts of Japanese culture has been introduced to people in other countries recently,
    so the number of people from other countries who are interested in Japanese culture has been increasing.
    However, the Japanese aesthetic senses, which are the bases of Japanese culture, have been nurtured
    through a long history, intertwining various elements intricately, such as climate, geographical features,
    religion, customs and so on. Therefore, they are very difficult to understand not only for people from other
    countries, but even for the Japanese people. I think the best tool which conveys these difficult senses
    understandably is a “kakejiku.”
     The kakejiku (a hanging scroll; a work of calligraphy or a painting which is mounted and hung in an
    alcove or on a wall) is a traditional Japanese art. It's no exaggeration to say that paintings are what
    express aesthetic senses at all times and places. The kakejiku is an art which expresses the Japanese
    aesthetic senses. The kakejiku has long been used in traditional Japanese events, daily life and so on since
    ancient times. As a result, there are various customs of kakejiku in Japan; kakejiku and the life of the
    Japanese are closely related. We can see Japanese values through kakejiku.
     The kakejiku is a cultural tradition which the Japanese people should be proud of. However, many people
    in other countries don't know much about it because it hasn't been showcased as much. This is why I
    decided to try to introduce it. The kakejiku world is very interesting and beautiful. We want not only the
    Japanese, but also many people from other countries to know and enjoy it. I hope that many people will
    love kakejiku someday.

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