Ioki, Bunsai, 1863-1906

Ioki Bun’ya (Bunsai). N: Ioki Fumiya. Go: Bun’ya (Bunsai). Western-style watercolorist and painter. Born in Mito; worked in Tokyo. Pupil of Takahashi Yuichi, Takahashi Genkichi, Asai Chu, Koyama Shotaro. Better known as a botanist, specializing in Alpine plants. Produced highly detailed watercolors and realistic paintings of flowers and plants. Taken in whole, or in part from: Roberts, Laurance P. A Dictionary of Japanese Artists: Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Prints, Lacquer. Weatherhill, Inc: New York. 1986.