Sesshu Toyo: Drawings & Paintings (Annotated)

Sesshū spent about 20 years in Kyoto and then went to the Yamaguchi prefecture to become the chief priest of the Unkoku Temple. At that time it began to be named Sesshū ("snow boat").
Yamaguchi was the place where many Japanese expeditions began in China, and perhaps Sesshū's choice for the city was dictated by his desire to visit that country. He received an invitation from the Iuchi family, the masters of Yamaguchi and one of the most powerful families in Japan, and joined a commercial tri...