Who are the Best Japanese Painters in History?

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Traditionally painters are known as artists who practice the art of creating paintings, frescoes and generally decorate canvas in an innovative and artistic way. From the nineteenth century, with the new photographic techniques that allowed immediate and more faithful portraits, some painters became photographers or illustrators, whereas another painters began to believe in their personal inspiration and not in the commission of a customer. This ranking is based precisely on the artists, for which Japan has led great names throughout its history. In your opinion, what is the best painter Japanese of all time? Go ahead and participate!

Author: ivy (Updated Nov 11, 2016)
Sources: Completely done by the author

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	Painter
1	Katsushika Hokusai	253
2	Utamaro	222
3	Tomioka Tessai	152
4	Honami Koetsu	104
5	Tsuguharu Foujita	101
6	Suzuki Harunobu	97
7	Tawaraya Sotatsu	97
8	Ogata Korin	72
9	Seiho Takeuchi	64
10	Taikan Yokoyama	56
11	Sesshu Toyo	56
12	Tosa Mitsuoki	49
13	Chuta Kimura	44
14	Hasegawa Tohaku	42
15	Taro Okamoto	42
16	Michiko Totoki	39
17	Takashi Murakami	38
18	Fumiko Kometani	38
19	Kawanabe Kyosai	38
20	Kikuchi Yosai	38
21	Hidari Jingoro	37
22	Hishikawa Moronobu	37
23	Kansuke Yamamoto (Experimental Artist)	36
24	Katsumi Tsue	36
25	Okumura Masanobu	36
26	Leiko Ikemura	35
27	Yosa Buson	35
28	Kaiho Yusho	34
29	Hoashi Kyou	34
30	Yayoi Kusama	34
31	Tetsuya Ishida	34
32	Torii Kiyonaga	34
33	Toriyama Sekien	34
34	Kano Eitoku	33
35	Yasumasa Morimura	33
36	Ikeno-Taiga	32
37	Tani Buncho	32
38	Teruhiro Ando	31
39	Shunsö Hishida	31
40	Toru Matsuoka	30
41	Junji Sakai	29
42	Kanzan Shimomura	29
43	Okuhara Seiko	29
44	Toshiro Yamaguchi	29
45	Utagawa Hiroshige	29
46	Soami	26
47	Michiko Noda	25
48	Kano Sanraku	24
49	Maruyama Okyo	24
50	Kazuo Chiba	24

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