1539 - 1610
Hasegawa Tōhaku (長谷川 等伯, 1539 – March 19, 1610) was a Japanese painter and founder of the Hasegawa school. He is considered one of the great painters of the Azuchi–Momoyama period (1573-1603), and he is best known for his byōbu folding screens, such as Pine Trees and Pine Tree and Flowering Plants (both registered National Treasures), or the paintings in walls and sliding doors at Chishaku-in, attributed to him and his son (also National Treasures). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hasegawa Tōhaku has received more than 125,245 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Hasegawa Tōhaku is the 924th most popular painter (up from 955th in 2019), the 734th most popular biography from Japan (up from 754th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Japanese Painter.
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Among painters, Hasegawa Tōhaku ranks 924 out of 1,421. Before him are Charles-Joseph Natoire, George Maciunas, Adolf Wölfli, Bartolomé Bermejo, Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, and Maria van Oosterwijck. After him are Olga Boznańska, Abraham Brueghel, Adriaen van der Werff, Anni Albers, Abram Arkhipov, and Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin.
1700 - 1777
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 918
1931 - 1978
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 919
1864 - 1930
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 920
1440 - 1500
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 921
1794 - 1872
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 922
1630 - 1693
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 923
1539 - 1610
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 924
1865 - 1940
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 925
1631 - 1690
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 926
1659 - 1722
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 927
1899 - 1994
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 928
1862 - 1930
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 929
1878 - 1939
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 930
Among people born in 1539, Hasegawa Tōhaku ranks 13. Before him are Catherine Vasa of Sweden, Chōsokabe Motochika, George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Louis Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, Louis VI, Elector Palatine, and Jost Amman. After him are Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine, Humphrey Gilbert, Nicolò Donato, Pierre Pithou, Olivier de Serres, and Yi San-hae. Among people deceased in 1610, Hasegawa Tōhaku ranks 12. Before him are Honda Tadakatsu, Adam Elsheimer, False Dmitry II, Catherine Vasa of Sweden, Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, and Anna of Sweden. After him are Duchess Sophie of Prussia, Anthony Jenkinson, and Girolamo Diruta.
1539 - 1610
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 7
1539 - 1599
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 8
1539 - 1603
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 9
1539 - 1595
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 10
1539 - 1583
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 11
1539 - 1591
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 12
1539 - 1610
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 13
1539 - 1582
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 14
1539 - 1583
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 15
1539 - 1618
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 16
1539 - 1596
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 17
1539 - 1619
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 18
1539 - 1609
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 19
1548 - 1610
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 6
1578 - 1610
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 7
1600 - 1610
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 8
1539 - 1610
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 9
1574 - 1610
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 10
1545 - 1610
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 11
1539 - 1610
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 12
1582 - 1610
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 13
1529 - 1610
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 14
1554 - 1610
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 15
Among people born in Japan, Hasegawa Tōhaku ranks 734 out of 6,048. Before him are Ashikaga Yoshihisa (1465), Michio Yasuda (1949), Atsuko Ikeda (1931), Amélie Nothomb (1967), Higaonna Kanryō (1853), and Naomi Osaka (1997). After him are Ryōkan (1758), Kiyoshi Kurosawa (1955), Naoto Tajima (1912), Uichiro Hatta (1903), Ashikaga Yoshinori (1394), and Takako Shimazu (1939).
1465 - 1489
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 728
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 729
1931 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 730
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 731
1853 - 1916
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 732
1997 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 733
1539 - 1610
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 734
1758 - 1831
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 735
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 736
1912 - 1990
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 737
1903 - 1989
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 738
1394 - 1441
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 739
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 740
Among painters born in Japan, Hasegawa Tōhaku ranks 15. Before him are Hishikawa Moronobu (1618), Masaaki Hatsumi (1931), Takashi Murakami (1962), Ogata Kōrin (1658), Kanō Eitoku (1543), and Torii Kiyonaga (1752). After him are Tawaraya Sōtatsu (1570), Maruyama Ōkyo (1733), Hiroshi Yoshida (1876), On Kawara (1932), Utagawa Toyokuni (1769), and Tarō Okamoto (1911).
1618 - 1694
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 9
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 10
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 11
1658 - 1716
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 12
1543 - 1590
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 13
1752 - 1815
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 14
1539 - 1610
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 15
1570 - 1643
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 16
1733 - 1795
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 17
1876 - 1950
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 18
1932 - 2014
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 19
1769 - 1825
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 20
1911 - 1996
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 21