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also known as
Sonen
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Kao went to China (1317) and stayed there for ten years. Upon return he lived in Sūfukuji Temple (Fukuoka Prefecture), and later in turn at Manjuji, Kenninji and Nanzenji temples (Kyoto). Is better known as a skillful Suiboku (monochrome painting in black) painter. His works are said to be the origin of the arts in the Higashiyama Period.
