Gion Nankai Gion Nankai (祇園 南海; 1676 – 26 October 1751), originally Gion Yu (祇園 優), was a Japanese Confucianist, author, and painter in the nanga style. His other art names included Hōrai (蓬莱), Kanraitei (観雷亭), Kikyo (箕踞), Shōun (湘雲), Tekkan Dōjin (鉄冠道人) and Tekkanjin (鉄冠人). He was born in Kii Peninsula, Japan. ## Life and Work Gion Nankai’s early life was marked by a privileged upbringing within the Kishū Domain of the Tokugawa cla…