Kakizaki Hakyo

Kakizaki Hakyō (蠣崎 波響, June 25, 1764 – July 26, 1826) was a Japanese samurai artist from the Matsumae clan.

The following year he was adopted as successor by karō (chief retainer or house elder) Kakizaki Hiromasa (蠣崎将監広当).

At a young age he travelled to Edo, where he studied under Takebe Ayatari (Ryōtai) (建部凌岱) and Sō Shiseki, learning the style of the Nanpin school.

In the aftermath of the Menashi–Kunashir rebellion, he painted the Ishū Retsuzō (夷酋列像), portraits of twelve Ainu chiefs who had sided with the Matsumae Domain; this series was presented to Emperor Kōkaku.

His style was influenced by his exchanges with the painters and literati of the Maruyama-Shijō school and he became friends with Minagawa Kien (皆川淇園), Murase Kōtei (村瀬栲亭), and in particular Rikunyo (六如), with whom he hosted a moon-viewing party for Kan Chazan (菅茶山), attended also by Ban Kōkei (伴蒿蹊).