Landscape picture

Suiboku-ga (ink and wash painting) came to Japan along with Zen Buddhism. For a long time, the overwhelming value of the ink and water landscapes was the dominant style, but with the establishment of Zen Buddhism in Japan and the emergence of outstanding Zen monks in the five mountains of Kamakura and Kyoto, along with the appearance of masters such as Josetsu, Sesshu, and Soami, Japanese-style ink and water paintings with large margins came to be favored. Finally, exquisite landscapes such as Hasegawa Tohaku’s “Pine Trees” emerged as a uniquely Japanese style.