Hirose Kinzō

Hirose Kinzō (弘瀬金蔵) (1812–1876), also known as Ekin (絵金), was a Japanese painter of the late-Edo, Bakumatsu, and early-Meiji periods.

Born to a hair-dresser in Kōchi in 1812, Kinzō studied under Ikezoe Yōsai (池添楊斎) before joining the retinue of a Yamauchi princess on her journey to Edo in 1829.

Returning after three years with the art name Hayasahi Tōi (林洞意), he served as head painter for the Kirima Family (桐間家), chief retainers of the Tosa Domain.

Twenty-three of his Tosa Scenes of Kabuki (土佐芝居絵屏風) are stored in the museum, with two visible through peepholes throughout the year.

[7] On the third weekend in July, his folding screens on dramatic subjects are displayed at night by candlelight in the streets of Akaoka in Kōnan.