Japan / England: 'Lady Reading Poetry'. Oil on canvas painting by Ishibashi Kazunori (1876-1928), 1906.

Ishibashi Kazunori (1876-1928), also known as Ishibashi Wakun, Ishibashi Kazukuni and Gagen, was a Japanese painter from Shimane Prefecture. He was active in both y?ga (Western-style) and nihonga (Japanese-style) painting circles, and studied in London as well as across the European continent. His works include the painted ceiling at J. P. Morgan's residence in Wembley, as well as thirty-seven panels for the medical students' dining-hall at the London Hospital.