Kaiho Yusho
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- In this Japanese name, the family name is Kaiho.
Kaihō Yūshō (海北 友松?) (1533-1615) Kaihō Yūshō, the son of Kaihō Tsunachika, who was a retainer under the Azai clan of Ōmi Province. Yūshō was said to have been a student under the famous Kano Motonobu, which explains where he attained such talent in the art of painting. Afterwards, Yūshō ended up being patronized by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the emperor Go-Yōzei. The paintings that Yūshō made were often of the Kano style of art, being very colorful. Yusho was also quite proficient in the traditional monochromatic ink style employed by many Zen monks/painters. Yūshō died in February 1615 in Kyoto.
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