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hane bansho
Biography of Hane Bansho Komai Ki (1747 – 1797) – Japan (Japan) was a pivotal figure in Edo-period Japanese painting, recognized for his mastery of landscape and bird-and-flower compositions. Born in Tokyo, Ki’s artistic journey began under the tutelage of Maruyama Ōkyo, a leading proponent of Rinpa aesthetics—a movement that championed naturalism and refined brushwork—establishing him as a student of one of Japan's most influential artists. Ki’s distinctive style evolved from Ōkyo’s teachings, incorporating elements of Chinese landscape painting while retaining the core principles of Japan…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of hane bansho's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
