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Tosa Mitsuoki was born on November 21, in Sakai, Japan. He was the son of Tosa Mitsunori. In , Mitsuoki settled down in Kyoto, where he hoped to revive the Tosa school.

As the author of such works as The Ideals of the East (), The Awakening of Japan (), and The Book of Tea (), he reached an even.

In , he was appointed a court painter, a position, that had traditionally been given to members of the Tosa family, but had been vacant since the end of the Muromachi period — During his lifetime, Mitsuoki produced a number of paintings for walls and fusuma shohekiga , and also worked as a court painter in other capacities.

Studying the Academic bird-and-flower paintings of Li Anzhong, he became quite proficient at delicate depictions of birds. Taking in elements of the style of the Kano school, he was also widely active in producing handscrolls, byobu paintings, hanging scroll paintings and works in other formats. In he made his son Tosa Mitsunari — successor to his office and took the tonsure became a Buddhist monk.

Mitsuoki was known for reintroducing the Yamato-e style and reviving the Tosa school of painting. He became one of the most renowned Japanese exponents of bird-and-flower kacho painting in the Chinese court manner and was especially noted for his precise depictions of quail. Back to Profile. Photos Works.

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