Kaihō Yūshō (海北 友松, 1533–1615); real name: Kaiho Shōeki, "brush name": Yusho (alternative names: Josetsusai, Yūkeisai, Yūtoku), was a Japanese painter of the Azuchi–Momoyama period.[1] He was born in Ōmi province, the fifth son of Kaihō Tsunachika, who was a vassal of Azai Nagamasa.
Kaihō, Yūshō Shōeki | |
|---|---|
 Painting of Daruma by Kaihō Yūshō | |
| Born | 1533 |
| Died | 1615 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Patron(s) | Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Emperor Go-Yōzei |
Biography
editBorn into a military family, he became a page at the Tōfuku-ji (temple) when he moved to Kyōto[1] and, later a lay priest. He served there under the abbot and associated with the leading Zen priests of Kyōto. In his forties, Yūshō turned to painting and became a pupil in the Kanō School, either under the famous Kanō Motonobu or his grandson Kanō Eitoku.[2] Then, he worked at Jurakudai, under the patronage of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the Emperor Go-Yōzei.
At first, he patterned his work after Song painter Liang Kai, doing only monochrome ink paintings, using a "reduced brush stroke" (gempitsu), relying more on ink washes than sharp hard strokes. Later, he worked in fashionable rich colors and gold leaf. Artistically on a level with Hasegawa Tōhaku and Kanō Eitoku, he gave his name Kaihō to the style of painting he and his followers practiced.[3]
He acquired fame during his lifetime and his patrons included Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the emperor Go-Yōzei.[1]
As of the Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition of 1975, most of the artist's extant works were ink paintings produced during his late sixties for the Zen temple Kennin-ji in Kyoto.[4]
Important Cultural Property status
editSeveral of Yūshō's works have been designated as Registered Important Cultural Property. Among these are the following:[5]
- Landscape, 1599. Two hanging scrolls, ink on paper. Located in Kennin-ji, Kyoto, Japan
- Plum and pine, around 1599. Four sliding doors, ink on paper. Located in Zenkyō-an (Kennin-ji), Kyoto, Japan (See detail in "Oiseaux sur une branche de pin" in gallery below.)
- The four accomplishments, late 16th century. Pair of six-fold screens, ink and light color on paper. Located in Reitō-in (Kennin-ji), Kyoto, Japan
Gallery
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Flowers by Kaiho Yusho -
Kaihô Yûshô - Pine and Plum by Moonlight - Google Art Project -
L'un des sept sages (1533-1615) par le peintre japonais Kaihō Yūshō -
Oiseaux sur une branche de pin (1533-1615) par le peintre japonais Kaihō Yūshō -
Kaihô Yûshô - Pine and Plum by Moonlight - Google Art Project (399082)
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Kaihō Yūshō | Japanese Ukiyo-e, Edo Period, Woodblock Prints | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ [unnamed] (1975). Momoyama: Japanese Art in the Age of Grandeur (exhibition catalogue). New York, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 39. ISBN 0-87099-125-6.
- ^ Roberts, Laurance P. (1976). A Dictionary of Japanese Artists. New York and Tokyo: Weatherhill. p. 207.
- ^ [unnamed] (1975). Momoyama: Japanese Art in the Age of Grandeur (exhibition catalogue). New York, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 5. ISBN 0-87099-125-6.
- ^ [unnamed] (1975). Momoyama: Japanese Art in the Age of Grandeur (exhibition catalogue). New York, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. pp. 33–39. ISBN 0-87099-125-6.
External links
edit- Momoyama, Japanese Art in the Age of Grandeur, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Kaihō Yūshō
- Bridge of dreams: the Mary Griggs Burke collection of Japanese art, a catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Kaihō Yūshō (see index)