| Since Taikan's touch was considered at a glance to be easy to imitate despite its uniqueness, many nameless painters appeared during a certain period of time before the war, falsely representing themselves as Taikan YOKOYAMA and going from one local wealthy person to another as freeloading guests. |
大観のタッチは独特ながら一見、模倣しやすいと考えられ、戦前の一時期、横山大観を騙り地方の素封家の食客となって渡り歩く無名画家が多数あらわれた。 |