Sōami
Sōami (1455–1525) was a Japanese painter, architect and writer.
Also recorded as Nakao Shinsō · Shōsetusai · Kangaku · Soami
Sōami
Sōami · The Cleveland Museum of Art · John L. Severance Fund · CC0
- Born
- 1455
- Died
- 1525
- Nationality
- Japan
- Occupation
- painter · architect · writer
- Movements
- Ami school
- Known for
- Kundaikan Sōchōki
- Languages
- Japanese
In this article
Biography
Born in 1455, died in 1525.
The recorded working language is Japanese. Works named in the authority record are Kundaikan Sōchōki. Work by Sōami is recorded in the collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art and Cleveland Museum of Art.
Gazing at a Waterfall, early 1500s, by Sōami
Sōami · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Sōami”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2746002: Sōami
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Citations
References
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reference work
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