Sōtatsu-Kōetsu school

Japanese art

Also known as: Kōrin school, Koetsu school, Rin school, Sōtatsu school(Show More)

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The Sōtatsu-Kōetsu school was a Japanese art movement flourishing in the early 17th century during the Tokugawa period. Artists like Tawaraya Sōtatsu combined traditional Japanese narrative scroll painting (Yamato-e) with the bold, decorative styles of earlier screen painters. Sōtatsu pioneered techniques using color rather than ink outlines and

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Ogata Kōrin
…of the masters of the Sōtatsu-Kōetsu school of decorative painting. He is particularly famous for his screen paintings, lacquerwork, and textile designs.
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…of the masters of the Sōtatsu-Kōetsu school of decorative painting. He is particularly famous for his screen paintings, lacquerwork, and textile designs.
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…works in the Edo period, Sōtatsu and Kōetsu developed their aesthetic sensibilities in Kyōto during the Momoyama period, and the inspiration for their later works can be found in the great creative freedom characteristic of that time.
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…works in the Edo period, Sōtatsu and Kōetsu developed their aesthetic sensibilities in Kyōto during the Momoyama period, and the inspiration for their later works can be found in the great creative freedom characteristic of that time.
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