The Japanese painter and Zen priest Toyo Sesshu (1420-1506) is generally regarded as Japan's greatest painter. His Zen-inspired paintings are credited with establishing a truly Japanese style of ink painting which had a great influence on all later...

One of the most famous Bst. artists of Japan (1421–1506). His range of technique varied from trees and birds to landscapes of Zen ‘violence’ never surpassed. Has been called the Wu-tao-Tsu (q.v.) of...