Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu: A Life of Power and Patronage Early Life and Ascension Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (September 25, 1358 – May 31, 1408) was the third shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate, ruling Japan during the Muromachi period. Born in Kyoto as Haruō, he was the oldest surviving son of Ashikaga Yoshiakira. He ascended to the position of shōgun at the young age of ten in 1368, inheriting a hereditary title that commanded the military estate. By twenty, Yoshimitsu had gained prominence within the imperial court, serving as acting grand counselor (gon dainagon). Political and Institutional…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
