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. |