17th-century Japanese calligraphers

Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, artist, and rōnin (1584–1645)

Ingen Ryūki (, ) (December 7, 1592 – May 19, 1673) was a Chinese poet, calligrapher, and monk of Linji Chan Buddhism from China. He is most known for founding the Ōbaku school of Zen in Japan.

Japanese painter and calligrapher; (1558-1637)

Japanese noble (1536-1612)

Japanese artist (1652–1724)

Japanese calligrapher and poet from Sengoku period

'''Mu'an (; Japanese Mokuan Shōtō''') (1611–1684) was a Chinese Chan monk who followed his master Ingen to Japan in 1654. Mokuan was from Chuanchow in what was then Fukien Province. He and Sokuhi Nyoitsu were the two disciples most involved in spreading Ingen's teachings.

Japanese calligrapher (1584-1639)

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Chinese calligrapher (1616–1671)

Japanese calligrapher, scholar, monk and artist (1596-1672)