Kosaka Shiden - 小坂芝田（1872-1917） Study Chairs Ueno that same year

Ueno that same year

as shown in the last picture

A very nice size that impresses with its humility

According to the designer himself

and whose pieces were purchased multiple times by the Imperial Household

Kosaka Shiden - 小坂芝田（1872-1917） Study Chairs Ueno that same yearBorn in Ozawa Village, Kosaka san studied Chinese poetry under Komuro Shigehiro and Nanga painting under Maruyama Soya. He then studied under the great Kodama Katei. In 1890, he moved to Tokyo and in the same year won a second class commendation at the Nania Art Association Exhibition. In 1893, he won a third class commendation at the 28th Japan Art Association Exhibition, and in 1897, he won a second class commendation at the 32nd Japan Art