Sesshū Tōyō
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| Death | 518 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.
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