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Despite his commercial successes, however, Jakuchû can definitely be said to have lived the life of a literati (''[[bunjin]]''). He was friends with many notable ''bunjin'', went on journeys with them, and was influenced by their artistic styles. His own degree of experimentation was a result of a combination of this ''bunjin'' influence, that of Western art, and his own personal creative drive. In addition to his experiments with Western materials and perspective, Jakuchû also employed on occasion a method called ''[[taku hanga]]'' (拓版画, "rubbing prints"). This method used woodblocks to resemble a Chinese technique of ink rubbings of inscribed stone slabs, and was employed by Jakuchû in a number of works, including a scroll entitled "Impromptu Pleasures Afloat" (乗興舟, ''Jôkyôshû''), depicting a journey down the [[Yodo River]].

Despite his commercial successes, however, Jakuchû can definitely be said to have lived the life of a literati (''[[bunjin]]''). He was friends with many notable ''bunjin'', went on journeys with them, and was influenced by their artistic styles. His own degree of experimentation was a result of a combination of this ''bunjin'' influence, that of Western art, and his own personal creative drive. In addition to his experiments with Western materials and perspective, Jakuchû also employed on occasion a method called ''[[taku hanga]]'' (拓版画, "rubbing prints"). This method used woodblocks to resemble a Chinese technique of ink rubbings of inscribed stone slabs, and was employed by Jakuchû in a number of works, including a scroll entitled "Impromptu Pleasures Afloat" (乗興舟, ''Jôkyôshû''), depicting a journey down the [[Yodo River]].

Despite his individualism and involvement in the scholarly and artistic community of Kyoto, Jakuchû was always strongly religious, and retired towards the end of his life to [[Sekihô-ji]], a [[Mampuku-ji]] branch temple on the southern outskirts of Kyoto. There, he gathered a number of followers, and continued to paint until his death at the age of eighty-five.

Despite his individualism and involvement in the scholarly and artistic community of Kyoto, Jakuchû was always strongly religious, and retired towards the end of his life to [[Sekihô-ji]], a [[Manpuku-ji]] branch temple on the southern outskirts of Kyoto. There, he gathered a number of followers, and continued to paint until his death at the age of eighty-five.

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