(Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk; dated Kansei...)
Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk; dated Kansei kanoto i boka sha (Drawn in late summer 1791, year of the Boar); signed Genki; sealed Genki no in and Shion
Genki also known as Komai Genki was a Japanese painter. He was especially distinguished in coloring. Genki is said to be good at painting beautiful women and flowers. Genki is sometimes said to have surpassed his masters in this kind of painting.
Background
Genki was born in 1747 in Kyoto.
Education
Genki studied under Okyo Maruyama and was known as one of the ten best disciples of Okyo.