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A scholar-painter of the Joseon Dynasty. Date of death unknown.
A Korean writer, artist, calligrapher, and poet.
An artist of the Ming period
A painter who lived during the Azuchi-Momoyama period. He painted murals in Oda Nobunaga's Azuchi castle
An artist of the late 16th and early 17th century who worked with pottery, lacquerer, and calligraphy. Many credit him with inspiring the founding of the Rinpa school of painting.
Also known as Kimora Heir, Shuri, Mitsuyori, and Sanraku.
A renowned Korean poet of the mid-Joseon dynasty. He was the younger sister of a minister and political writer (Her Pong), and elder sister to Her Gyun, author of The Tale of Hong Gildong.
He is credited with co-founding the Rinpa school of Japanese painting, with Hon'ami Koetsu. He painted the folding screens "Wing God and Thunder God," a national treasure in Japan.
One of the "Four Wangs" of the Qing Dynasty
A Korean painter, politician, scholar, and calligrapher of the Joseon dynasty. He was known under his pen name, Miss.
One of the "Four Wangs" of the Qing Dynasty
A painter of the mid-Joseon dynasty. He was a member of the Dohwaseo, the official painters of the Joseon court. Many of his paintings of people incorporate Buddhist themes.
An art movement started in the 17th century, and continued int he 18th century
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/04/153_35604.html
A painter of the Kano school, and grandson of Kano Eitoku. He became the first official painter of the Tokugawa shogunate. His works decorated Edo Castle, Nijo Castle, Osaka Castle, Nagoya Castle, and Nikko Tosho-gu (Tokugawa Ieyasu's tomb)
Founded in 1615 by Hon'ami Koetsu in northeastern Kyoto
Also known as the Tokugawa Period, this time was known as an era of relative peace and stability that lasted for about 250 years. The capital moved from Kyoto to Edo, and the era witnessed the rise and flourishing of commoner culture. Distinguished by several schools of painting, ceramics, lacquerware, textiles, metalwork, woodblock printing
Ukiyo-e woodblock prints flourished during the Edo period. Famous artists include Harunobu, Hiroshige, Hokusai, and Utamaro
A Qing dynasty artist. Considered one of the "Six Masters" of the early Qing, along with the Four Wangs and Run Shouping
One of the "Four Wangs" of the Qing Dynasty
Commissioned by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a tomb for his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal
An artist of the Qing period. Considered one of the "Six Masters" of the early Qing, along with the Four Wangs and Wu Li.
One of the "Four Wangs" of the Qing Dynasty
Li Zicheng captures Beijing in 1644 with help from Manchu tribal peoples, who overthrew Zicheng to establish dynasty. Manchus adopted Chinese style govt, employed Ming officials but only Manchus were higher-level officials. Last of the Imperial dynasties of China. During the Qing, the empire tripled in size from the preceding Ming dynasty. Border expanded to include Outer Mongolia, Tibet, Duzungaria, Turkistan, and Nepal. Treaty with Russia put northern boundary at the Argun River. Many Chinese minorities were Sinicized and a national economy was established. Even though Manchus established the Qing Dynasty, they sponsored traditional Chinese arts and literature as one means gain legitimacy. Paintings by the Individualists carried a message of political protest. Courtiers, officials, and professional artists served at the Qing court.
A Japanese painter and designer. He was a member of the Rinpa school.
Younger brother to Ogata Korean. One of the greatest ceramicists of the Tokugawa era.
His birth and death dates are unknown, but his paintings are dated to the reigns of Kings Sukjong and Yeongjio (1674-1776). He is famous for his paintings of cats.
Korean Landscape painter
Development of nationalist genre (jingyeong sansu, “true-view landscape). Focuses on Korean landscapes, not Chinese-style landscapes Korean genre painting
A French painter who worked in the Rococo style
A Japanese painter who focused on traditionally Japanese subjects.
Ukiyo-e artist
A Japanese painter of the Edo period who painted in the style of the Muromachi period (1376-1573)
A Japanese artist based in Kyoto who studied Chinese, Japanese, and Western art. He founded the Maruyama school of painting after merging Western naturalism with Eastern decorative design.
Year of death known (c. 1806-1814). One of the three "Wons" of the Joseon Dynasty
The 18th century European fascination with East Asian arts
Ukiyo-e artist
A Korean painter of the late Joseon dynasty. He had a fondness for alcohol, which left him destitute and likely contributed to his early death
One of the three "Wons" of the Joseon Dynasty
Ukiyo-e artist
A Japanese literati painter and poet. His family were descendants of the eighth Tokugawa shogun, and he had samurai status. He began painting under the Kano school, and later branched out to incorporate a variety of Chinese, Japanese, and European styles.
A renowned calligrapher and scholar of the later Joseon period.
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