Shōrin-zu byōbu
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The Pine Trees screen is a pair of six-panel folding screens by the Japanese artist Hasegawa Tōhaku, founder of the Hasegawa school of Japanese art. The precise date for the screens is not known, but
Hasegawa Tohaku Pine Trees left hand screen
Hasegawa Tohaku Pine Trees right hand screen
Sesshū Tōyō
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Sesshū Tōyō, also known simply as Sesshū, was a Japanese Zen monk and painter who is considered a great master of Japanese ink painting. Initially inspired by Chinese landscapes, Sesshū's work holds a
A 16th century copy of Sesshū's 1491 self-portrait
Sculpture of Sesshū, by Miwa Zaiei. Edo period, 1787
Self-portrait by Sesshū
Winter Landscape (c. 1470s), Collection of the Tokyo National Museum.