Tawaraya Sotatsu is thought to have lived and worked from around 1596 to 1645, running an eponymous painting studio in Kyoto. His work consisted of both fan and paper painting, as well as painting scrolls written by the calligrapher Honami Kouetsu. He produced paintings on sliding doors and cedar doors for the rebuilding of Yogen-in temple in 1621. By 1630 he is known to have become a Hokkyo (the third highest rank for Buddhist priests). He sublimated traditional painting motifs and techniques and, with the addition of witty and bold composition and generous decorativeness, developed his own unique artistic style.