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* ''Japanese'': 海北 友松 ''(Kaihou Yuushou)'' | * ''Japanese'': 海北 友松 ''(Kaihou Yuushou)'' | ||
| − | Yûshô was the son of [[Kaiho Tsunachika|Kaihô Tsunachika]], a senior retainer of the [[Asai clan|Asai]] of [[Omi province|Ômi province]]. He is said to have studied under the famous painter [[Kano Motonobu|Kanô Motonobu]], though it may have in fact been Motonobu's son [[Kano Eitoku|Eitoku]]. He was patronized by [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] and the [[Emperor Go-Yozei|Emperor Go-Yôzei]]. His paintings were often colorful and in the Kanô style, though he was also proficient in the traditional monochromatic ink style employed by many Zen monks/painters. | + | Kaihô Yûshô was a prominent painter of the [[Azuchi-Momoyama period|Azuchi-Momoyama]] and early [[Edo period]]s, trained in the [[Kano school|Kanô school]] and an innovator in both monochrome ink and blue-and-gold painting modes. |
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| + | The third or fifth son of [[Kaiho Tsunachika|Kaihô Tsunachika]], a senior retainer of the [[Asai clan|Asai]] of [[Omi province|Ômi province]], he was made a ward of [[Tofukuji|Tôfukuji]] at a young age, and was thus spared the fate of his brothers and father, who were killed in battle serving [[Asai Nagamasa]], who was defeated by [[Oda Nobunaga]] in [[1573]]. It was at this time, following the defeat and destruction of his family, that Yûshô, at age 41, first left the temple and began his career as an artist. | ||
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| + | He is said to have studied under the famous painter [[Kano Motonobu|Kanô Motonobu]], though it may have in fact been Motonobu's son [[Kano Eitoku|Eitoku]]. He was patronized by [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] and the [[Emperor Go-Yozei|Emperor Go-Yôzei]], and developed contacts and connections among many circles of Kyoto society, including nobility, samurai, artists, and Zen monks. His paintings were often colorful and in the Kanô style, though he was also proficient in the traditional monochromatic ink style employed by many Zen monks/painters. | ||
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| + | Around 1599, he executed a set of ''fusuma'' painting for the Zenkoan, a sub-temple of [[Kenninji]], depicting the so-called "three friends," bamboo, plum, and pine. | ||
A wall painting believed to be by Yûshô can be seen in the Gekkaden ("Moon Flower Hall") originally commissioned by [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] as part of [[Fushimi Castle]] and today located at [[Sankeien]], in [[Yokohama]]<ref>''[http://www.sankeien.or.jp/kokenchiku/gekkaden.html Gekkaden]''. Sankeien Official Website. Accessed 13 November 2009.</ref>. | A wall painting believed to be by Yûshô can be seen in the Gekkaden ("Moon Flower Hall") originally commissioned by [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] as part of [[Fushimi Castle]] and today located at [[Sankeien]], in [[Yokohama]]<ref>''[http://www.sankeien.or.jp/kokenchiku/gekkaden.html Gekkaden]''. Sankeien Official Website. Accessed 13 November 2009.</ref>. | ||
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| + | Yûshô died in Kyoto in the second month of 1615. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | *Mason, Penelope. History of Japanese Art. Second Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. pp263-266. | ||
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[[Category:Artists and Artisans]][[Category:Sengoku Period]] | [[Category:Artists and Artisans]][[Category:Sengoku Period]] | ||
Revision as of 20:43, 23 January 2010
Kaihô Yûshô was a prominent painter of the Azuchi-Momoyama and early Edo periods, trained in the Kanô school and an innovator in both monochrome ink and blue-and-gold painting modes.
The third or fifth son of Kaihô Tsunachika, a senior retainer of the Asai of Ômi province, he was made a ward of Tôfukuji at a young age, and was thus spared the fate of his brothers and father, who were killed in battle serving Asai Nagamasa, who was defeated by Oda Nobunaga in 1573. It was at this time, following the defeat and destruction of his family, that Yûshô, at age 41, first left the temple and began his career as an artist.
He is said to have studied under the famous painter Kanô Motonobu, though it may have in fact been Motonobu's son Eitoku. He was patronized by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the Emperor Go-Yôzei, and developed contacts and connections among many circles of Kyoto society, including nobility, samurai, artists, and Zen monks. His paintings were often colorful and in the Kanô style, though he was also proficient in the traditional monochromatic ink style employed by many Zen monks/painters.
Around 1599, he executed a set of fusuma painting for the Zenkoan, a sub-temple of Kenninji, depicting the so-called "three friends," bamboo, plum, and pine.
A wall painting believed to be by Yûshô can be seen in the Gekkaden ("Moon Flower Hall") originally commissioned by Tokugawa Ieyasu as part of Fushimi Castle and today located at Sankeien, in Yokohama[1].
Yûshô died in Kyoto in the second month of 1615.
References
- Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
- Mason, Penelope. History of Japanese Art. Second Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. pp263-266.
