Tani Bunchō

Tani Bunchō (谷 文晁, October 15, 1763 – January 6, 1841) was a Japanese literati (bunjin) painter and poet. He was the son of the poet Tani Rokkoku (1729–1809). As his family were retainers of the Tayasu Family of descendants of the eighth Tokugawa shōgun, Bunchō inherited samurai status and received a stipend to meet the responsibilities this entailed. In his youth he beg...