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Toba Sōjō


Toba Sōjō (鳥羽 僧正?) (1053–1140), also known as Kakuyū (覚猷?), was a Japanese astronomer, an artist-monk, and the son of Minamoto no Takakuni.

Although he is frequently credited as the artist of the famous picture scroll Chōjū-giga, there is no conclusive proof of this claim.



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