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* ''Birth: [[1533]]''
* ''Death: [[1615]]''
* ''Distinction: Painter''
Yûsho 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. Yûsho died in Kyoto in 2/1615.
==References==
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