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walls of many a wealthy warlord patron. These were often ink on white paper or gold-leaf decorative wall panels that served a dual purpose of reflecting light around the dim castle rooms as well as flaunting the castle owner's abundant wealth to commission such extravagant pieces. Many of Tōhaku's
450: 406: 506:. After Eitoku's death in 1590, Tōhaku stood alone as the greatest living master of his time. He became the official painter for Hideyoshi, and produced some of his greatest and most elegant paintings under his patronage. He and his 491:. This school was small; consisting mostly of Tōhaku and his sons. However, its members conserved Tōhaku's quiet and reserved aesthetic, which many attribute to the influence of Sesshū as well as his contemporary and friend, 566: 543: 375:
for some time. Tōhaku was in fact so much enamored with the techniques of Sesshū that he attempted to claim rights as his fifth successor, though he lost in a court battle to
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which in many ways departed from the bold techniques indicative of the Kanō school, and called back to the minimalism of its predecessors. The works of
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in 1593. The paintings were moved to Chishaku-in (temple), Kyoto and have survived. At the age of 67, Tōhaku was summoned to
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in particular influenced Tōhaku's redirection of artistic style as Tōhaku also studied under Sesshū's successor,
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Ishizawa, Masao, et al. The Heritage of Japanese Art. 1st ed. Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd., 1982
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are argued to be the first paintings of their scale to depict only pine trees as subject matter.
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By the age of 20, Tōhaku was a professional painter, and by his thirties had moved to
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temple in Kyoto. After a period of time in Kyoto, Tōhaku developed his own style of
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Moes, Robert D.. "The Other Side of Tōhaku." Occasional Papers No. 11(1969): 3–33.
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Webb, Glenn T. "Hasegawa Tohaku". Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan. 1st ed. 1983.
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produced the wall and screen paintings in Shoun-ji (temple), commissioned by
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earlier works are in the style of the Kanō school, such as his
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The school founded by Hasegawa Tōhaku is known today as the
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Index

Japanese name
surname
Nanao
Noto Province
Edo
Tokyo
Painting
sumie
Pine Trees
National Treasure
National Treasure
Important Cultural Property
Hasegawa school
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Tokugawa Ieyasu
painter
Hasegawa school
Azuchi–Momoyama period
byōbu
Pine Trees
National Treasures
Chishaku-in
Nanao
Noto Province
Ishikawa Prefecture
Buddhist
Noto
Mount Kōya
Kyoto
Kanō school

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