Sesshū Tōyō
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Sesshū Tōyō was a preeminent Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and ink painter renowned for his powerful monochrome landscapes and profound influence on the development of Japanese ink painting.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sesshū | 2 |
| Sesshū Tōyō canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2591641 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Sesshū Tōyō Context triple: [Muromachi period, notableArtist, Sesshū Tōyō]
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Tatsuno Kingo
Tatsuno Kingo was a prominent Japanese architect of the Meiji era, best known for pioneering Western-style brick architecture in Japan and designing landmark buildings such as Tokyo Station.
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B.
Kakefu
Kakefu is a Japanese surname most notably associated with former professional baseball player Masayuki Kakefu.
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C.
Andō Rikichi
Andō Rikichi was a Japanese military officer and colonial administrator who served in prominent leadership roles in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
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D.
Isogai Rensuke
Isogai Rensuke was an Imperial Japanese Army general who commanded forces in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including at major engagements such as the Battle of Taierzhuang.
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E.
Nakae Chōmin
Nakae Chōmin was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political thinker, journalist, and translator who helped introduce Western liberal ideas to Japan and became a leading advocate for democracy and civil rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sesshū Tōyō Target entity description: Sesshū Tōyō was a preeminent Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and ink painter renowned for his powerful monochrome landscapes and profound influence on the development of Japanese ink painting.
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A.
Tatsuno Kingo
Tatsuno Kingo was a prominent Japanese architect of the Meiji era, best known for pioneering Western-style brick architecture in Japan and designing landmark buildings such as Tokyo Station.
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B.
Kakefu
Kakefu is a Japanese surname most notably associated with former professional baseball player Masayuki Kakefu.
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C.
Andō Rikichi
Andō Rikichi was a Japanese military officer and colonial administrator who served in prominent leadership roles in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
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D.
Isogai Rensuke
Isogai Rensuke was an Imperial Japanese Army general who commanded forces in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including at major engagements such as the Battle of Taierzhuang.
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E.
Nakae Chōmin
Nakae Chōmin was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political thinker, journalist, and translator who helped introduce Western liberal ideas to Japan and became a leading advocate for democracy and civil rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese painter
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Zen Buddhist monk ⓘ ink painter ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn | Muromachi period ⓘ |
| artForm |
handscrolls
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hanging scrolls ⓘ ink wash painting ⓘ |
| artName |
Sesshū Tōyō
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sesshū
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| birthYear | 1420 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | one of the greatest Japanese ink painters ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1506 ⓘ |
| depicts |
Zen-inspired landscapes
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mountain landscapes ⓘ rivers and valleys ⓘ |
| era | 15th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| genre |
landscape painting
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monochrome ink painting ⓘ |
| givenName | Tōyō ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Sesshū Tōyō
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sesshū
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| influenced |
Japanese ink painting
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Muromachi-period painters ⓘ later Japanese Zen painters ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chinese Song dynasty painting
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Chinese Yuan dynasty painting ⓘ Zen Buddhist aesthetics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expressive brushwork
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powerful monochrome landscapes ⓘ profound influence on Japanese ink painting ⓘ |
| movement |
Japanese ink painting
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ink wash painting ⓘ suiboku-ga ⓘ |
| name | Sesshū Tōyō self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName | 雪舟 等楊 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Haboku-Sansui (Splashed Ink Landscape)
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Landscape of the Four Seasons ⓘ Long Scroll of Landscapes ⓘ Winter Landscape ⓘ |
| occupation |
Buddhist monk
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painter ⓘ |
| religion |
Zen
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surface form:
Zen Buddhism
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| style |
bold brushwork
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haboku (splashed ink) ⓘ monochrome ink ⓘ |
| subjectOf | art historical studies ⓘ |
| trainedIn |
Zen temples
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ink painting techniques ⓘ |
| travelPurpose | study of Chinese painting ⓘ |
| visited |
Ming dynasty
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surface form:
Ming China
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Subject: Sesshū Tōyō Description of subject: Sesshū Tōyō was a preeminent Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and ink painter renowned for his powerful monochrome landscapes and profound influence on the development of Japanese ink painting.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.