The Legacy of a Kyoto Clan: Mochizuki Gyokusen and the Nanga Tradition Mochizuki Gyokusen, born in Kyoto in 1794 and passing away in 1852, represents not merely an individual artist but the continuation of a vibrant lineage within the Japanese art world. He was the third generation principal of the Mochizuki school, a clan deeply rooted in the aesthetic principles of Nanga painting – a style that embraced literati traditions imported…