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*''Born: [[1558]]''

*''Born: [[1558]]''

*''Died: [[1637]]/2/3''

*''Died: [[1637]]/2/3''

*''Japanese'': 本阿弥光悦 ''(Hon'ami Kouetsu)''

*''Japanese'': 本[[阿弥]]光悦 ''(Hon'ami Kouetsu)''

Hon'ami Kôetsu was an artist, known chiefly for his calligraphy, pottery, and lacquerware. He was also an accomplished potter and [[tea ceremony]] practitioner. Along with [[Tawaraya Sotatsu|Tawaraya Sôtatsu]], with whom he worked closely, he is considered one of the forerunners of the [[Rinpa]] style, which was founded by [[Ogata Korin|Ogata Kôrin]] roughly a century later explicitly imitating and reviving the style of Kôetsu and Sôtatsu.

Hon'ami Kôetsu was an artist, known chiefly for his calligraphy, pottery, and lacquerware. He was also an accomplished potter and [[tea ceremony]] practitioner. Along with [[Tawaraya Sotatsu|Tawaraya Sôtatsu]], with whom he worked closely, he is considered one of the forerunners of the [[Rinpa]] style, which was founded by [[Ogata Korin|Ogata Kôrin]] roughly a century later explicitly imitating and reviving the style of Kôetsu and Sôtatsu.