Description ■ Sesshu's Profile Name: Sesshu Toyo (c. 1420 - c. 1506) Born: Akahama, Bitchu (present-day Soja City, Okayama Prefecture) ■ Brief Biography He entered the priesthood at Tenjoin, a sub-temple of Shokoku-ji Temple in Kyoto, in his youth and studied painting under Shubun. Under the cultural patronage of the Muromachi shogunate, he practiced as a Zen monk while also seriously studying painting. In 1467, he traveled to Ming China on a mission ship and studied authentic ink painting. After returning to Japan, he established his own unique style. He is highly regarded for sublimating Chinese landscape painting techniques into a Japanese style and creating a powerful and individualistic ink painting style. ■ Representative Works "Amanohashidate" "Autumn and Winter Landscape" "Four Seasons Landscape Scroll" "Broken Ink Landscape" "Bodhidharma Cutting Off His Arm" All of these works are designated as National Treasures or Important Cultural Properties and are considered extremely important works in the history of Japanese art. ■ Features He excels in techniques that express depth and atmosphere through the use of light and dark ink and the use of blank space. He also introduced expressions that take advantage of chance, such as **"haboku" (broken ink) and "hatsuboku" (splashed ink)**. He led the Japanese ink painting style to a more powerful and realistic style while fusing Chinese traditions. Mounting dimensions (including roller ends) ★ approx. 56 x 198 Paper dimensions ★ approx. 35 x 117 ・Slightly tanned. ・Please note that there may be slight differences in color between the images shown and the actual product. ・If you hang paintings, etc., on the wall after purchasing them, please make sure to check the strength of the cords and hardware before hanging them. We also recommend that you check regularly to make sure that the strength has not deteriorated. ・Please take a good look at the images and purchase the item after understanding that it is a used item. ※Regarding works with the name of a specific artist in the product title of art objects. 【Genuine】Works that can be guaranteed to be genuine. If a work is judged to be a forgery by a public appraisal institution within 90 days of the purchase date, we will refund the purchase price after the work is returned. The buyer is responsible for the appraisal fees and other expenses. 【Copy】All works that are suspected of not being genuine are labeled as copies. Please purchase after confirming the above.