hashimoto gahō was a japanese painter, one of the last to paint in the style of the kanō school.born in edo, he studied painting under kanō shōsen'in, and was influenced as well by the work of kanō hōgai. he created many works in the traditional style of the kanō school, using color & gold, or otherwise monochrome black ink. but while his paintings are very much the works of a traditionalist, using traditional methods and depicting traditional subjects, gahō, like kanō hōgai, incorporated elements of western art as well. brush-strokes, various types of detailing, and in particular, attempts a…