1792-1853 MIMURA Gencho

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Material Name MIMURA Gencho
Year(Japanes Era Name) Kansei 4-Kaei 6
Year 1792-1853
Description MIMURA Gencho (1792-1853) studied under HANAOKA Seishu (1760-1835) from age 35 to 38, and introduced HANAOKA's style of eclectic Chinese-Dutch surgery to the Owari area.In Koka year 2 (1845) he became a domain doctor, and in his later years, at age 62, became a personal physician (a chief personal physician or pharmacist) to the 10th feudal lord of the Owari domain, TOKUGAWA Naritomo (1793-1850). This is a portrait of MIMURA with verses written in his own hand.(Donated by Mr. SAIGUSA Sumio on September 13, Showa year 47 (1972) )
Physical Description 1 hanging scroll
Material Type Painting, hanging scroll

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