Japanese Visual Art
BiographySesshu Toyo was a very famous artist that was born in 1420 and died in 1506. He used the a style of art known as ink wash painting which is a way of painting that makes it easy to shade art when using ink. He is known as one of the first people to use this style and inspired many other artists and their styles.
Theme:To find the theme of art is a bit more difficult than the theme of a piece of writing. The theme for this piece of art could just be the beauty of nature and the world. This seems to be a common theme between many japanese pieces of art. This theme is shown by the detail of the world and how it is a view of a real world place.
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