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Sesshū Tōyō
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Death | 519 years ago |
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Born | Bitchu Province |
Date of died | August 26,1506 |
Died | Yamaguchi |
Yamaguchi | |
Japan | |
Titles | Zen Master |
School | Rinzai |
Teacher | Tenshō Shūbun |
Job | Painter |
On view | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Works | Haboku sansui |
Sansui chokan, detail | |
View of Ama‑no‑Hashidate | |
Landscape by Sesshū | |
Date of birth | January 1,1420 |
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ID | 1740705 |
Sesshū Tōyō Life story
Sesshū Tōyō, also known simply as Sesshū, was a Japanese Zen monk and painter who is considered a great master of Japanese ink painting. Initially inspired by Chinese landscapes, Sesshū's work holds a distinctively Japanese style that reflects Zen Buddhist aesthetics.