Otomo Gekko (大友月湖)
Gekko OTOMO (dates of birth and death unknown) was a painter in the middle to latter part of the Edo period. He specialized in colored Kacho-ga (painting of flowers and birds) and Sansui-ga (Chinese-style landscape painting).
His first name is Kiyoshi, and his familiar name is Naiki OTOMO. His another pseudonym is Chinsei. He was from Nagasaki. He was known as a master of Katen MIKUMA who only drew cherry flower paintings.
He mastered the painting technique of Shin Nanpin, a Chinese painter, under Yuhi, and after Yuhi passed away, he moved to Kyoto and lived at Nijo-agaru, Kurumayacho. A record remained that says he returned to Nagasaki with Katen in 1784. Two months later, Katen returned to Kyoto, but his whereabouts thereafter were not recorded.
Work
A Pair of Cranes' at Kobe City Museum