Soga Shōhaku (曾我 蕭白, 1730 – January 30, 1781) was a Japanese painter of the Edo period. Shōhaku distinguished himself from his contemporaries by preferring the brush style of the …

Soga Shōhaku (born 1730, Ise or Kyōto, Japan—died Jan. 30, 1781, Kyōto) was a Japanese painter of the mid-Tokugawa period (1603–1867) who tried to revive the brush-style drawing of …

In China as in Japan, mountains were long regarded as intermediary places between heaven and earth, where immortals and humans could meet. One of the “eccentrics” of Edo painting, Soga …

Soga Shōhaku (1730–1781) was a Japanese painter of the Edo period. Shōhaku distinguished himself from his contemporaries by preferring the brush style of the Muromachi period, an …

One of the major Japanese artists of the eighteenth century, Shōhaku was known for his outlandish behavior, sometimes unrestrained approach to painting, and rebellious personality, …

Artist: Soga Shōhaku (Japanese, 1730–1781) Period: Edo period (1615–1868) Date: ca. 1773. Culture: Japan. Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper. Dimensions: Image: 52 3/4 x …

Soga Shohaku was born Miura Shohaku in Kyoto. He studied under Takada Keiho, but is said to have also been influenced by the Unkoku school. He was such a deep devotee of Jasoku …

Soga Shōhaku (1730–1781) has left many remarkable works that are so idiosyncratic that they are immediately recognizable as by him. Much of his biography is a mystery. We know that he …

Soga Shōhaku’s masterpiece, a painting of Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, is housed at the Manpuku-ji temple in Yabu City, the Tajima region of Hyōgo Prefecture. It is a designated cultural property …

Soga Shōhaku (曾我 蕭白, 1730 – January 30, 1781) was a Japanese painter of the Edo period. Shōhaku distinguished himself from his contemporaries by preferring the brush s …