Kansetsu Hashimoto Born in Kobe. He learned from his father Kaikan Hashimoto, a well-known Confucianist of the Akashi Domain and studied painting under Kataoka, a painter of the Shijo school. In 1903, when he first came to Kyoto, he became a disciple of the literati painter Seiho Takeuchi and began exhibiting his paintings in early cultural exhibitions in Japan. In 1922, he served as a judge in the first national exhibition and in 1935, he became a member of the National Institute of Art. Hashimoto introduced a new Nanga ('Southern school') style, which influenced the Shijo school through his unique and poetic style. His most known works depict animals such as monkeys. His home originally built in 1916 in the Jodoji area of Sakyo ward is now a popular visitors' spot known as Hakushasonsou. Within this former residence, one can find his sketches and collection of artifacts including Greek earthenware and several paintings by Chinese and Japanese literati painters. BACK