Shijō school

The Shijō school(四条派,Shijō-ha), also known as the Maruyama-Shijō school, was an offshoot school of the Maruyama school of Japanese painting founded by Maruyama Ōkyo, and his former student Matsumura Goshun in the late 18th century. This school was one of several that made up the larger Kyoto school. The school is named after the street in Kyoto where many major artists were based; Shijō literally translates to "fourth avenue." Its primary patrons were rich merchants in and around Kyoto/Osaka and also appealed to the 'kamigata' who were of the established aristocrat and artisan families of the Imperial capital during the late 18th/19th centuries.