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Soga Chokuan

1550 – 1610

Japanese painter

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About Soga Chokuan

Lived 1550 – 1610 (aged 59–60). Soga Chokuan was a painter.

(fl. late 16th–early 17th c.) was a Japanese painter recognized for his bird-and-flower paintings.

Within the bird-and-flower idiom, Soga excelled at painting landfowl, such as roosters: With careful brushwork and rich tones, he gave them an attitude of fierce dignity. He worked rapidly, as this was the fashion in ink wash painting at the time.

Although several of his works are extant, the details of his life are mostly undocumented. He was born in the late 16th century, and is believed to have died sometime during or after the Keichō period.

Soga had a son, Nichokuan (literally, Chokuan II). Nichokuan continued the Soga school, and is known for his impressive renderings of hawks.

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Important facts

Born
1550
Birth century
Died
1610, Sakai
Occupation
Nationality
Tokugawa shogunate
Also known as
Hei Chokuan, Mokosuke, Mokunosuke Soga, Shin'yo, Hoin Shinyo, Shinʼyo
moreChokuan, Chokuan Taira, Taira Chokuan

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Soga Chokuan's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Soga Chokuan?

Japanese painter

When was Soga Chokuan born?

Soga Chokuan was born in 1550.

When did Soga Chokuan die?

Soga Chokuan died in 1610 in Sakai.

What was Soga Chokuan's occupation?

Soga Chokuan was a painter.

What nationality was Soga Chokuan?

Soga Chokuan's recorded nationality: Tokugawa shogunate.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Soga Chokuan

· Wikidata: Q11515285

· DBpedia: Soga Chokuan

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