Hasegawa Tōhaku

Hasegawa Tōhaku (長谷川 等伯, 1539 – March 19, 1610) was a Japanese painter and founder of the Hasegawa school.

  • Hasegawa Tōhaku
  • 長谷川 等伯
Born1539
Nanao, Noto Province, Japan
DiedMarch 19, 1610 (aged 7071)
Edo (Tokyo), Japan
NationalityJapanese
Known forPainting (sumie)
Notable work
  • Pine Trees (National Treasure)
  • Pine Tree and Flowering Plants (National Treasure)
  • Portrait of Nawa Nagatoshi (Important Cultural Property)
MovementHasegawa school
Patron(s)Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu

He is considered one of the great painters of the Azuchi–Momoyama period (1573-1603), and he is best known for his byōbu folding screens, such as Pine Trees and Pine Tree and Flowering Plants (both registered National Treasures), or the paintings in walls and sliding doors at Chishaku-in, attributed to him and his son (also National Treasures).

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