Shūbun

(1414–1463) Japanese artist (1414-1463)

Shūbun (Japan, 1414–1463) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Shūbun belongs to the chapter ‘Muromachi: Zen, ink and the tea ceremony’ in this site’s history of art.

Shūbun died in Kyoto. Shūbun studied under Josetsu. Shūbun worked in Kyoto. The students included Ten-Ō Sōtan.

The best-known works include ‘Hue of the Water, Light on the Peaks’ and ‘Reading in a Bamboo Grove’. The catalogue has 3 works by Shūbun with free images. The dated works span the years 1412–1649. Works by Shūbun are held by Metropolitan Museum of Art and Cleveland Museum of Art.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Sesshū Tōyō.

• Muromachi: Zen, ink and the tea ceremony