page_title: Hara school of painters
section_title: Hara Zaishō
hierarchical_section_title: Hara school of painters / Hara Zaishō
caption_attribution_description: English: pair of kakejiku by Hara Zaisho showing Spring and autumn landscapes full view
context_page_description: The Hara School was a Kyoto-based Japanese painting atelier established in the late Edo era, which continued as a family-controlled enterprise through the early 20th century. The Hara artists were imperial court painters and exerted great influence within Kyoto art circles. They contributed paintings to various temples and shrines, as well as to the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
context_section_description: Born in 1813, Zaishō was active during the late Edo and early Meiji periods. It was a time of great change within Japan due to its 1854 opening to the West. He was brought into the Hara family as Zaichū’s adopted son and went on to become the third head of the school. As an imperial painter, he was promoted to Senior Sixth Rank Upper (正六位上), an aristocratic position within the court ranks.
   
  He contributed pieces to the Kyoto Imperial Palace during its reconstruction subsequent to a fire in 1854, one of the most famous being a cherry tree fusuma-e in the Sakura-no-ma (Cherry Blossom Room). He died at 59 in 1872, and was buried at Tenshōji Temple. Today, his works can be seen in the Kyoto Imperial Palace, the Kyoto National Museum and the British Museum.
caption: Spring and autumn landscapes by Hara Zaishō
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