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Sesshū Tōyō

1420 - 1506

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Sesshū Tōyō (雪舟 等楊; c. 1420 – August 26, 1506), also known simply as Sesshū (雪舟; Japanese pronunciation: [seꜜɕ.ɕɯː]), 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. His prominent work captured images of landscapes, portraits, and birds and flowers paintings, infused with Zen Buddhist beliefs, flattened perspective, and emphatic lines. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sesshū Tōyō is the 371st most popular painter (up from 504th in 2019), the 216th most popular biography from Japan (up from 332nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Japanese Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Sesshū Tōyō ranks 371 out of 2,023. Before him are Asher Brown Durand, Balthus, Ferdinand Bol, Luigi Russolo, Karel Appel, and Christian Krohg. After him are Jean-Marc Nattier, Anna Ancher, Alexander Roslin, Joseph Karl Stieler, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, and Lucio Fontana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1420, Sesshū Tōyō ranks 6. Before him are Tomás de Torquemada, Jean Fouquet, George of Poděbrady, Benozzo Gozzoli, and Andrea del Castagno. After him are Mahmud Pasha Angelović, Abdal-Latif Mirza, João Vaz Corte-Real, Barthélemy d'Eyck, Agostino Barbarigo, and Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou. Among people deceased in 1506, Sesshū Tōyō ranks 7. Before him are Christopher Columbus, Philip I of Castile, Andrea Mantegna, Yeonsangun of Joseon, Anne of Foix-Candale, and Alexander Jagiellon. After him are Sultan Husayn Bayqara, Alexander Agricola, Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu, Sancha of Aragon, João I of Kongo, and Robert Henryson.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Sesshū Tōyō ranks 216 out of 6,245. Before him are Syukuro Manabe (1931), Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519), Honda Tadakatsu (1548), Taira no Kiyomori (1118), Hiroyuki Sanada (1960), and Tsukasa Hosaka (1937). After him are Shojiro Sugimura (1905), Ryuzo Shimizu (1902), Yosa Buson (1716), Arawa Kimura (1931), Tokizo Ichihashi (1909), and Sanada Yukimura (1567).

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Among PAINTERS In Japan

Among painters born in Japan, Sesshū Tōyō ranks 4. Before him are Yayoi Kusama (1929), Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797), and Utamaro (1753). After him are Suzuki Harunobu (1725), Hishikawa Moronobu (1618), Tsuguharu Foujita (1886), Kunisada (1786), Masaaki Hatsumi (1931), Yoshitoshi (1839), Takashi Murakami (1962), and Ogata Kōrin (1658).

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