Haboku sansui
Sesshū Tōyō · 1495
Sesshū Tōyō
Japanese · 1420–1506
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 distinctively Japanese style that reflects Zen Buddhist aesthetics. His prominent work captured images of landscapes, portraits, birds and flowers paintings, infused with Zen Buddhist beliefs, flattened perspective, and emphatic lines.
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Haboku sansui
Sesshū Tōyō · 1495
Tokyo National Museum
Autumn and Winter Landscapes
Sesshū Tōyō
Tokyo National Museum
Birds and Flowers
Sesshū Tōyō
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Haboku sansui
Sesshū Tōyō · 1495
Tokyo National Museum
Haboku sansui (破墨山水図, haboku sansui-zu; Broken Ink Landscape) is a splashed-ink landscape painting on a hanging scroll. It was made by the Japanese artist Sesshū Tōyō in 1495, in the Muromachi period. The ink wash painting is classified as a National Treasure of Japan and currently held by the Tokyo National Museum.
Autumn and Winter Landscapes
Sesshū Tōyō
Tokyo National Museum
Autumn and Winter Landscapes is a Japanese ink painting created by Sesshū Tōyō, a Zen monk and prominent landscape painter during the Muromachi period. Currently held at the Tokyo National Museum, it is considered a masterpiece of Chinese-style landscape painting, and was designated National Treasure on 31 March 1953. In 1468, at the age of 48, Sesshū embarked on a trip to Ming China to study contemporary modes and styles of landscape paintings.
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