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	Chuta Kimura	50
13	Tosa Mitsuoki	49
14	Fumiko Kometani	46
15	Takashi Murakami	45
16	Kaiho Yusho	42
17	Hoashi Kyou	42
18	Hasegawa Tohaku	42
19	Taro Okamoto	42
20	Tetsuya Ishida	41
21	Yayoi Kusama	40
22	Michiko Totoki	39
23	Kawanabe Kyosai	38
24	Kikuchi Yosai	38
25	Hidari Jingoro	37
26	Hishikawa Moronobu	37
27	Kansuke Yamamoto (Experimental Artist)	36
28	Katsumi Tsue	36
29	Okumura Masanobu	36
30	Leiko Ikemura	35
31	Yosa Buson	35
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	Maruyama Okyo	31
40	Shunsö Hishida	31
41	Toru Matsuoka	30
42	Junji Sakai	29
43	Kanzan Shimomura	29
44	Okuhara Seiko	29
45	Toshiro Yamaguchi	29
46	Utagawa Hiroshige	29
47	Soami	26
48	Michiko Noda	25
49	Kano Sanraku	24
50	Kazuo Chiba	24

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