Artwork

Kenshu, Monk with Shrimp

Kenshu, Monk with Shrimp, by Tawaraya Sōtatsu, unspecified, 1620
Kenshu, Monk with Shrimp, by Tawaraya Sōtatsu, unspecified, 1620

Kenshu, Monk with Shrimp is an unspecified painting by the Baroque artist Tawaraya Sōtatsu. It dates from 1620 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Artist & collection

Artist

Tawaraya Sōtatsu

Tawaraya Sōtatsu (俵屋 宗達; c. 1570 – c. 1640) was a Japanese furniture designer and painter of the Rinpa school. Sōtatsu is best known for his decorations of calligraphic works by his partner Hon'ami Kōetsu (1558–1637),…

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