I chased around until I got hold of this old man, Ogata Kenzan, who was sixth in succession of a great line of potters. I liked him at first go-off, and asked if I could be his student.” ...

Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images Elsewhere in the exhibition, classic Edo-period artworks by Ogata Kenzan, printmaker Utagawa Kuniyoshi and painters Tawaraya Sotatsu and Kano Eitoku have been ...

Elsewhere in the exhibition, classic Edo-period artworks by Ogata Kenzan, printmaker Utagawa Kuniyoshi and painters Tawaraya Sotatsu and Kano Eitoku have been similarly restored — some more ...

Elsewhere in the exhibition, classic Edo-period artworks by Ogata Kenzan, printmaker Utagawa Kuniyoshi and painters Tawaraya Sotatsu and Kano Eitoku have been similarly restored — some more heavily ...