Painting shop - Eya

Japanese: 絵屋 - えや

This profession emerged towards the end of the Muromachi period and flourished in the Momoyama period, especially during the Keicho era (1596-1615). Demand for artistic paintings increased sharply with the rise of the power of the townspeople of Sakai, Osaka, and Kyoto, and these artists produced and sold such paintings. The wide range of works included gold and silver paint on colored paper and strips of paper, fan paintings, shell paintings, drawings and sketches for dyed textiles, paintings on folding screens, architectural decoration, and coloring of marionettes, and the origins and styles of the artists involved were diverse. Sotatsu is believed to have run an art shop under the name Tawara-ya, and it is significant that he was able to tap into the artistic enthusiasm of the townspeople and give it form through this profession.

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Japanese:

室町時代末期頃から現れ，桃山時代，特に慶長年間 (1596～1615) を中心に栄えた職業。堺，大坂，京都の町衆勢力の隆盛により需要が急増した工芸的な絵画を制作，販売した。色紙や短冊の金銀泥絵，扇絵，貝絵，染織の描 (かき) 絵や下絵，屏風絵，建築装飾やあやつり人形の彩色など広範囲に及び，これに従事した人の出自や作風も多様である。宗達は俵屋という屋号で絵屋を営んだと推定され，この職業を通じて町衆の芸術意欲をくみ上げ造形化した点に重要な意義がある。

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