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This painting made from ink, color, gold and silver on paper, is entitled Waves at Matsushima, created by the Japanese artist, Tawaraya Sotatsu.This painting made from ink, color, gold and silver on paper, is entitled Waves at Matsushima, created by the Japanese artist, Tawaraya Sotatsu. He is one of the founders of the Rinpa School of Japanese painting. The school had been primarily funded by the merchant town elite and the old Kyoto aristocratic families when it was launched during the 17th century.

Tawaraya Sotatsu started as being a fan painter in the Kyoto Prefecture. He later on ventured into decorated papers for calligraphy. This was the time he met the master calligrapher, Honami Koetsu, who commissioned him to paint gold and silver designs fro his writing. Honami Koetsu is Sotatsu's co-founder for Rinpa.

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