Soga Shōhaku

Japanese · 1730–1781

Unkoku school

Shōhaku distinguished himself from his contemporaries by preferring the brush style of the Muromachi period, an aesthetic that was already passé 150 years before his birth.

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works in the Momentable archive: 5works in the Momentable archive
museums hold them: 2museums hold them
life: 1730–1781life
movement: Unkoku schoolmovement

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The Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup

Soga Shōhaku · The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup

Soga Shōhaku · The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup

Soga Shōhaku · The Cleveland Museum of Art

Who Soga Shōhaku was

Soga Shōhaku was a Japanese painter of the Edo period. Shōhaku distinguished himself from his contemporaries by preferring the brush style of the Muromachi period, an aesthetic that was already passé 150 years before his birth. His monstrous depictions of prominent figures were extremely unusual compared to other painters of his time.

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