Watanabe Ka

• Watanabe Kazan (1793–1841), with the given name Sadatsune and commonly known as Noboru, used the art name Kazan (initially written as "華山", later changed to "崋山" around the age of 35). He also used other pseudonyms such as Zenrakudō and Gagakudō. He was a retainer of the Tahara Domain in Mikawa Province. During the late Edo period, he served as a samurai and painter, eventually rising to the position of karō (chief retainer or senior counselor) of the domain.

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  • Hu Tiemei

    Hu Tiemei, Courtesy name is Tiemei, was born in Tongcheng, Anhui, a sun of an artist Hu Yin. He is good at landscape paintings, portraits and flower paintings. He is famous for plum trees paintings as well as Wang Yamei.