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Josui Sôen was a [[Zen]] monk and painter from [[Engaku-ji]] in [[Kamakura]] who studied directed under [[Sesshu|Sesshû]].
After studying under Sesshû for three years in [[Suo province|Suô province]], Sôen was gifted a "splashed ink" (''hatsuboku'') landscape painting as a farewell present. That landscape painting, now held by the [[Tokyo National Museum]], is today considered a [[National Treasure]] and is among the most famous Japanese paintings of all time.
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==References==
*Gallery labels, "Splashed Ink Landscape," Metropolitan Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/9715529298/sizes/l]
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