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Name
  
Unkoku Togan


Role
  
Artist

Unkoku Togan Unkoku Togan 15471618 Paintings ink Christies

Died
  
1618, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Unkoku Togan (雲谷 等顔, 1547–1618) was a Japanese painter.

He was born into a privileged family in Nagasaki, the second son of Hara Naoie, lord of Nokomi Castle in Hizen province.

Starting as an artist of the Kanō school, Togan's work soon took its inspiration from the style of Sesshu. He painted realistic landscapes, usually ink on paper.

He worked under Lord Mori of Yamaguchi Prefecture. Later, he became a Buddhist priest and abbot of Unkoku-an Temple. He died in Yamaguchi.

References

Unkoku Togan Wikipedia