Tosa Mitsunobu (土佐 光信, 1434 – June 10, 1525)[1] was a Japanese painter, the founder of the Tosa school of Japanese painting. Born into a family that had traditionally served as painters to the Imperial court, he was head of the court painting bureau from 1493 to 1496. In 1518, he was appointed chief artist to the Ashikaga shogunates.

Detail, Seikōji engi emaki (Illustrated Legends of Seikōji), Tokyo National Museum

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  1. ^ "Bamboo in the Four Seasons | Attributed to Tosa Mitsunobu | 1975.268.44,45 | Work of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art". The Met’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
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