Ashikaga Takauji

Ashikaga Takauji

male, deceased (1358)
minamoto, Muromachiperiod, de facto, kamakura, shogunate, kyoto…heian period
was the founder and 1st shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate. His rule began in 1338, beginning the Muromachi period of Japan, and ended with his death...
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu

male, deceased (1408)
Rokuon-ji, Ashikaga shoguns, kyoto, shogun, ming dynasty, seal…muromachi, Muromachiperiod, Muromachi shogunate, Northern and Southern Court Period
was the 3rd shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1368 to 1394 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshimitsu was the son of the...
Ashikaga Yoshimasa

Ashikaga Yoshimasa

male, deceased (1490)
Samurai, zen, shogun, Buddhism, sado, Japanese tea master…Sengoku period, Muromachiperiod
was the 8th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1449 to 1473 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshimasa was the son of the sixth...
Shubun

Shubun

male, deceased (1463)
painter, zen, kyoto, fujiwara, Song Dynasty, Japanese…Muromachiperiod
Tensho Shubun (周文)(1414 - 1463) was a Japanese painter in the Muromachi period and a Zen Buddhist monk, and - for some time - abbot at the Shok...
Ashikaga Yoshiaki

Ashikaga Yoshiaki

male, deceased (1597)
de facto, muromachi, kyoto, shogun, Ashikaga shogunate, Ashikaga shoguns…Muromachiperiod, Azuchi-Momoyama period
was the 15th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate in Japan who reigned from 1568 to 1573. His father, Ashikaga Yoshiharu was the twelfth shogun, and...
Josetsu

Josetsu

deceased (1423)
painter, zen, kyoto, 15th century, zen buddhism, Japanese…Muromachiperiod
Josetsu (如拙)(1405-1423) was one of the first "suiboku" style Zen Japanese painters in the Muromachi Period (15th century). He was probably also a te...
Hosokawa Katsumoto

Hosokawa Katsumoto

male, deceased (1473)
Daimyo, shogun, Sengoku period, Ashikaga shogunate, Muromachiperiod, Ōnin War
"'"' (1430-1473) was one of the Kanrei, the Deputies to the Shogun, during Japan's Muromachi Period. He is famous for his involvement in the...
Ashikaga Yoshinori

Ashikaga Yoshinori

male, deceased (1441)
kyoto, shogun, Ashikaga shogunate, on his 47th birthday, Muromachiperiod, Seii Taishogun
Ashikaga Yoshinori was the 6th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1429 to 1441 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshinori was...
Kano Masanobu

Kano Masanobu

male, deceased (1530)
painter, meiji, meiji period, Japanese, Ashikaga shogunate, Muromachiperiod
Kanō Masanobu was the chief painter of the Ashikaga shogunate and is generally considered the founder of the Kanō school of painting. The Kano sc...

Kanō Tanyū

male, deceased (1648)
painter, tokugawa shogunate, Japanese, Muromachiperiod, Osaka Castle, Edo castle…Art of the Momoyama period
Kanō Tan'yū was one of the foremost Japanese painters of the Kanō school. His original given name was Morinobu; he was the eldest son of Kanō Taka...