Shōkadō Shōjō
Shōkadō Shōjō was a Japanese calligrapher, painter and monk (1584–1639). He was born at Sakai.
Also recorded as Shokado Shojo; Shoukadou Shoujou; Nakanuma Shikibu.
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Shokado Shojo, Shoukadou Shoujou and Nakanuma Shikibu. His recorded confession was Shingon Buddhism.
Formation and teaching
He trained under Konoe Sakihisa.
As a teacher, Shōkadō Shōjō is recorded in connection with Kanō Masunobu. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
In detail
training under Konoe Sakihisa is recorded. Kanō Masunobu is recorded as having studied under Shōkadō Shōjō.
Residence is recorded at Shōkadō. Employment is recorded with Konoe Nobutada.
Work by Shōkadō Shōjō is recorded in the collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harvard Art Museums and Arthur M. Sackler Museum.
Chronology
- 1584Shōkadō Shōjō born at Sakai.
- 1584Shōkadō Shōjō was born in 1584 at Sakai.
- 1639Shōkadō Shōjō died.
- 1639Shōkadō Shōjō died in 1639.
Sources
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- 1.
“Shōkadō Shōjō”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q3482785: Shōkadō Shōjō
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Plates
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The Poet Ono no Komachi, early to mid-1600s, by Shōkadō Shōjō
Shokadō Shōjō · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Bequest of Lillian M. Kern · CC0
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