Sesshu

[ ses-shoo ]

noun
  1. 1420?–1506, Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and painter.

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Sesshu

/ (ˈsɛʃuː) /


noun
  1. original family name Oda, also called Toyo. 1420–1506, Japanese landscape painter, who introduced the Chinese technique of ink painting on long scrolls to Japan

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