Nagasawa Rosetsu

Nagasawa Rosetsu, born Uesugi Hikouemon in 1754, was a Japanese painter of the Edo period. His early life saw him as the son of a low-ranking samurai in what is now Kyoto Prefecture. He later changed his name to Nagasawa upon establishing himself as an artist. Rosetsu moved to Kyoto in 1781, where he became a student of the renowned Maruyama Ōkyo, a pivotal figure in the Maruyama school of painting. Initially, Rosetsu's works mirrored his master's style, but he quickly devel…