Noro Kaiseki: A Master of Nature’s Echoes Noro Kaiseki, born Taketsuru in 1747 in the village of Taketa within the Kishu domain (present-day Wakayama Prefecture), stands as a towering figure in late Edo period Japanese art. His life and career were inextricably linked to the cultural landscape of his time, particularly the flourishing tradition of *Nanga* painting – literally “southern school,” referring to its roots in Chinese litera…