Kaihō Yūsetsu
Japanese, 1598 - 1677
Painter.
Kaiho Yusetsu was a yamato-e painter and a disciple of his father Kaiho Yusho (1533-1615). He was also influenced by the Kano school. He worked at court in Kyoto and later in Edo (now Tokyo). A number of his works survive, including the twelve scrolls of the Taiheiki Emaki (Handscroll of the Chronicle of Great Peace), which are attributed to him. He also painted landscapes.
"YUSETSU." In Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford Art Online, http://www.oxfordartonline.com.proxy.lib.fsu.edu/subscriber/article/benezit/B00200667 (accessed May 8, 2012).
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