Mochizuki Gyokkei (1874–1938): A Master of Rinpa and Nihonga Harmony Mochizuki Gyokkei was a Japanese artist born in Kyoto in 1874 and died in 1938. He stood as a pivotal figure within the Rinpa school, alongside his father Mochizuki Gyokusen (望月玉泉), marking the fourth generation of their esteemed family studio. This lineage traced its roots back to Gyokusen’s great-grandfather, Mochizuki Gyokusen (1692–1755), who established a unique…