Sesshū Tōyō

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Sesshū Tōyō was a preeminent Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and ink painter renowned for his powerful monochrome landscapes and profound influence on the development of Japanese ink painting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese painter
Zen Buddhist monk
ink painter
person
activeIn Muromachi period
artForm handscrolls
hanging scrolls
ink wash painting
artName Sesshū
linked to: Sesshū Tōyō
birthYear 1420
countryOfCitizenship Japan
culturalSignificance one of the greatest Japanese ink painters
deathYear 1506
depicts Zen-inspired landscapes
mountain landscapes
rivers and valleys
era 15th century
ethnicGroup Japanese
genre landscape painting
monochrome ink painting
givenName Tōyō
honorificTitle Sesshū
linked to: Sesshū Tōyō
influenced Japanese ink painting
Muromachi-period painters
later Japanese Zen painters
influencedBy Chinese Song dynasty painting
Chinese Yuan dynasty painting
Zen Buddhist aesthetics
knownFor expressive brushwork
powerful monochrome landscapes
profound influence on Japanese ink painting
movement Japanese ink painting
ink wash painting
suiboku-ga
name Sesshū Tōyō
nativeName 雪舟 等楊
notableWork Haboku-Sansui (Splashed Ink Landscape)
Landscape of the Four Seasons
Long Scroll of Landscapes
Winter Landscape
occupation Buddhist monk
painter
religion Zen Buddhism
linked to: Zen
style bold brushwork
haboku (splashed ink)
monochrome ink
subjectOf art historical studies
trainedIn Zen temples
ink painting techniques
travelPurpose study of Chinese painting
visited Ming China
linked to: Ming dynasty

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Muromachi period notableArtist Sesshū Tōyō
Sesshū Tōyō name Sesshū Tōyō
Sesshū Tōyō artName Sesshū
linked to: Sesshū Tōyō
Sesshū Tōyō honorificTitle Sesshū
linked to: Sesshū Tōyō