Traditions Unbound Groundbreaking Painters of Eighteenth-century Kyoto

Traditions Unbound focuses on the work of eight innovative painters who broke new ground in Japanese art. Released from the repressive constraints of the shogunate in Edo and inspired by a new merchant market, they created sometimes radical work that expressed the new freedom enjoyed in the thriving eighteenth-century arts scene of Kyoto. The artists are Watanabe Shiko, Yosa Buson, Matsumura Gekkei (Goshun), Ike Taiga, Marayama Okyo, Nagasawa Rosetsu, Soga Shohaku, and Ito Jakuchu. Traditions Unbound is a collaborative project of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the Agency of Cultural Affairs of Japan, and the Kyoto National Museum.McKelway, Matthew P. is the author of 'Traditions Unbound Groundbreaking Painters of Eighteenth-century Kyoto', published 2005 under ISBN 9780939117321 and ISBN 0939117320.