Sakai Hōitsu

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Place: Edo

Born: 1761

Death: 1829

Biography:

Sakai Hōitsu (Japanese: 酒井 抱一 August 1, 1761 – January 4, 1828) was a Japanese painter of the Rinpa school . He is known for having revived the style and popularity of Ogata Kōrin, and for having created a number of reproductions of Kōrin's work. Sakai Hōitsu was born on 1 August 1761 in Edo. His father was the lord (daimyo) of Himeji Castle in Har...

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