Tawaraya Sōtatsu

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Crossing at Sano
Crossing at Sano
by Tawaraya Sōtatsu
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1600–1640 · Hanging scroll mounted as a single-panel screen; ink, color, and gold on paper
Kenshu, Monk with Shrimp
Kenshu, Monk with Shrimp
by Tawaraya Sōtatsu
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1600–1640 · hanging scroll; ink on paper
Puppy with Dandelions
Puppy with Dandelions
by Tawaraya Sōtatsu
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1600–1640 · hanging scroll; ink on paper
The Beach at Sumiyoshi from the Tales of Ise
The Beach at Sumiyoshi from the Tales of Ise
by Tawaraya Sōtatsu
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1634 · Poetry sheet mounted as an album leaf; ink, color, and gold on paper
The Bird's Nest Patriarch (Sōtatsu)
The Bird's Nest Patriarch (Sōtatsu)
by Tawaraya Sōtatsu
Edo Japan · Tawaraya Sōtatsu · early 17th c.
A Zen eccentric sits meditating in a tree, birds nesting in his hair and beard. A tarashikomi wash technique in ink — Sōtatsu's invention, which left dried puddled edges on the paper.
Wind and Thunder Gods
Wind and Thunder Gods
by Tawaraya Sōtatsu
Edo Japan · Sōtatsu · c. 1640
A pair of gold-leaf folding screens — Fūjin bagging wind, Raijin drumming thunder. Tawaraya Sōtatsu's icon of the Rinpa style, copied by Kōrin, Sakai Hōitsu, and countless descendants.
God of Thunder (Raijin)
God of Thunder (Raijin)
by Tawaraya Sōtatsu
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · mid-1600s · six-panel folding screen; ink, color, and gold on paper