Courtesy of Rosemarie and Leighton Longhi Collection
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Kaihō Yūsetsu 海北友雪
Kaihō Yūsetsu (1598–1677) was a painter in the Kaihō School founded by his father Kaihō Yūshō. Yūsetsu descended from a military family and first lived in Kyoto, later moving to Edo. After his father’s death, he operated a shop that produced ready-made and made-to-order artworks. He recommitted himself to the life of a painter after being introduced to the third shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu. He eventually received commissions from courtiers and the shogun himself.