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Ami.
Japanese school of ink painting (suibokuga; see JAPAN, §VI, 4(iii)) active during the Muromachi period (1333–1568). The school is represented by the San’ami (‘three Ami’), (1) Shinno Noami, his son (2) Shingei Geiami and grandson (3) Shinso Soami. The Ami held the post of karamono bugyo (‘administrator of Chinese things’) to the ASHIKAGA shoguns, i.e. curator of their collection of Chinese artworks, and were doboshu (‘comrades’; advisers on artistic matters). The following members have entries:
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