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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.
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.
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.
Around 1599, he executed a set of ''fusuma'' painting for the Zenkoan, a sub-temple of [[Kennin-ji]], 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>.