  Sesshū was a celebrated painter, poet, calligrapher, and gardener, who mastered all of the major Chinese styles and genres, from bird and flower paintings, to portraiture, hanging scrolls, screens, and fans. It was his landscapes, however, particularly his famed “Splashed Ink Landscape” for which he has been immortalized. This painting offers insight into a central concept of Japanese aesthetics discussed above, that is, yūgen. 