The Soga clan (Japanese: 蘇我 氏, Hepburn: Soga uji) was one of the most powerful aristocratic kin groups (uji) of the Asuka period of the early Japanese state—the Yamato polity —and …

May 6, 2023 · The Soga clan (蘇我氏 Soga uji) was a prominent family that hailed from Yamato (in modern-day Nara Prefecture). The Soga exercised political power, rivalling that of the …

They were written shortly after the death of Prince Shōtoku and the defeat of the Soga clan (蘇我氏 Soga no uji), uniting Japan. The reforms also artistically marked the end of the Asuka …

The Soga Clan (蘇我氏) was one of the most powerful aristocratic kin groups (Uji) during the Asuka Period of Japan. During the 5th - 7th centuries CE, the Soga dominated the position of …

Title: Race at the Uji River. Artist: Soga Shōhaku (Japanese, 1730–1781) Period: Edo period (1615–1868) Date: ca. 1760–67. Culture: Japan. Medium: Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, …

Soga Shōhaku was a prominent, if eccentric, figure in Kyoto during the second half of the eighteenth century, when he developed the style that set him apart from painters of the Kano, …

Dynamically rendered in pale gray ink, a wizened Chinese sagelike figure holds a fishing basket while sitting in a thatched lean-to. His courtier’s cap, gourd jug, and the rocky crag he sits on …

Soga Shōhaku is among the select group of painters written into Japanese art history as so-called “eccentric painters” in the mid-20th century for his unorthodox painting style. This rare...

Jan 22, 2025 · Soga Shōhaku is among the select group of painters written into Japanese art history as so-called “eccentric painters” in the mid-20th century for his unorthodox painting …

Soga clan (Soga no uji) was a shizoku (clan) which ruled between the Kofun (tumulus) and Asuka periods (6th - 7th centuries). The Soga clan's kabane (hereditary title) was Omi, and it was an …