Hine Taizan
Late Edo period (19th century)
Hine Taizan (1813-1969) was a literati painter active in the late Edo period. Hine studied the Tosa school of Japanese painting from a young age, soon coming under the tutelage of the likes of Okada Hankō and Nukina Kaioku. Additionally, he was greatly influenced by Tetsuō Somon, specializing in landscape painting.
This piece portrays seven freshwater crabs, with the crabs walking in a long line with their sides facing forward, leading to its other name – “A Thousand Leagues Walked Sideways.”