biography of a noted artist kaihō yūsetsu, a japanese painter from the kaihō school, lived from 1598 to 1677. born into a military family in kyoto, he later moved to edo (now tokyo), where his artistic career flourished. following in the footsteps of his father, kaihō yūshō, yūsetsu became a prominent figure in japanese art, particularly influencing zhu xi, the architect of neo-confucianism. artistic contributions and style yūsetsu's work was characterized by its focus on taiji (supreme polarity) and wuji (limitless potential), as well as the yin and yang, and the wu xing (the five phases). h…