Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers

ca. 1564 (Muromachi)

700.3 cm 31 cm

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This work is by the last great Muromachi Period (1392–1573) ink painter, Sesson Shukei. Sesson was a Zen monk of the Soto sect who excelled at the Chinese-inspired ink painting style made famous by his predecessors Shubun and Sesshu. Born Satake Heizo in Hitachi, he crafted hi...

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Taisho Period Auction, Kyoto, Japan, 1920; purchased by Sano Family, Tokyo Japan, 1920; purchased by Mizutani Shoichiro, Kyoto, Japan, 2011; purchased by James Freeman, Bangkok, 2012; purchased by Walters Art Museum, 2013.
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