Sakaki Hyakusen

[1] As a young man, he moved to Kyōto, where he studied painting with artists of the Kanō School and learned how to write haiku.

Soon, however, he turned to Chinese painting; especially from the Yuan and Ming dynasties, becoming one of the earliest practitioners of the nanga style.

Another influence on his work were the landscapes known as "Shinkei" (真景; roughly, "True View"), that depicted actual places.

Many of his compositions include elements incorporated directly from Chinese paintings, offering a record of specific influences derived from China.

He was awarded the honorary title of "Hokkyō" (法橋; "Bridge of the Law"),[1] which was given to artists who practiced Buddhism, and was one of the few nanga painters to earn a living entirely from his art.