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Josetsu

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Josetsu , fl. 1425, Japanese landscape painter, teacher, and priest. His work shows the formal characteristics of Chinese suiboku-ga (black-and-white) painting. He worked in Kyoto, where Shubun was his pupil. Author not available, JOSETSU. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Shubun
, fl. 1st half of 15th cent., Japanese painter and Zen Buddhist priest. He studied under Josetsu , and became the central figure in the renaissance in Japan of the Chinese style of ink painting. Shubun and Sesshu , who may have... Read more
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...continued support of the new rulers. Ink painting was accepted as a means of teaching Zen doctrine. Such priest-painters as Josetsu , Shubun , and Sesshu are the most revered of Japanese landscapists. Their works are characterized by economy of execution... Read more

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; ...features lesser-known paintings, which come from Sesshu's formative period. In addition are a number of paintings by his teachers Josetsu and Shubun, aspiring rivals such as Bokkei and Gakuo, and his students, Shugetsu, Soen and Toshun. Closed Mondays. (75) 541-1151w... Read more

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