3 Page Paper On Sesshu Toyo

A second prominent artist to appear during the Muromachi period is a man by the name of Sesshu Toyo. Sesshu Toyo was born in what was known as the Bitchu Province, in Japan in 1420 and lived until 1506. A rather well-known anecdote about the young Sesshu was that apparently the future painter at first did not study Zen Buddhism with enough dedication. He preferred instead to spend his time drawing. Once, he was punished for his disobedience by being tied to a pillar at the hall of the Soja temple. After a while, a priest visited him and jumped with surprise, thinking there was a mouse next to Sesshu’s foot. However, upon closer inspection the priest saw it was a picture painted from Sesshu’s tears. His life then became centered on Buddhism