The first native school of decorative artists was the Yamato-ryu,founded in the eleventh century by Fujiwara Motomitsu and reachingthe height of its powers in the twelfth century. The finances of the Throne and those of theState were hopelessly confused. Moreover, the Muromachi shogun was adisciple and patron of the Zen sect of Buddhism, and the priests ofth 1784), son of Okitsugu--Okitsugu (Mototsugu) (1719-88), favourite of Ieshige, prime ministerof IeharuTa
Comparatively little attention had been directed to thissubject by the rulers of medieval Japan, and the fac Thelatter's sons, Sukenari (commonly called Juro) and Tokimune (Goro),having sworn to avenge their father, broke into Yoritomo's camp andtook the head of their enemy. Then the conspirators fixed their eyes upon Sanetomo. Thus ended all intercourse between Japan and Spain.
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