Kitagawa Sosetsu

Kitagawa Sôsetsu was a Rinpa style painter active circa 1639-1650. He was among the top students of Tawaraya Sôtatsu, and may have served as head of Sôtatsu's studio following the master's death. He is also known to have been active in the Kanazawa area for a time.

References

• Gallery label, Kitagawa Sôsetsu, Poppies, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 29.100.524.