Fujiwara no Takanobu
Illustration — Fujiwara Takanobu, Portrait of Yoritomo, 1179 • Illustration — Fujiwara Takanobu, Portrait of Taira no Shigemori or Portrait of Ashikaga Takauji Fujiwara Fujiwara no Takanobu (1142–1205) was one of the leading Japanese portrait artists of his day.
Also recorded as Fujiwara Takanobu
Fujiwara no Takanobu
The Japanese book "斎宮女御：斎宮歴史博物館開館十周年記念特別展(Saigū no Nyōgo)", Saiku Historical Museum (斎宮歴史博物館), 1999 · Public domain
- Born
- 1142 · Kyoto.
- Died
- 1205
- Nationality
- Japan
- Occupation
- painter · waka poet
- Fields
- portrait
- Movements
- Fujiwara no Takanobu school
- Known for
- Iyayotsugi
- Languages
- Japanese
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Illustration — Fujiwara Takanobu, Portrait of Yoritomo, 1179 • Illustration — Fujiwara Takanobu, Portrait of Taira no Shigemori or Portrait of Ashikaga Takauji Fujiwara Fujiwara no Takanobu (1142–1205) was one of the leading Japanese portrait artists of his day.
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Fujiwara no Takanobu (1142–1205) was a Japanese painter and waka poet. The painter was born in Kyoto. Fujiwara no Takanobu was associated with Fujiwara no Takanobu school.
Works include Iyayotsugi. Genres include portrait. Languages used include Japanese.
Composed from admitted, traceable facts · 01 October 2026
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Takanobu was born in Kyoto, and was the half-brother of Fujiwara no Sadaie, one of Japan's greatest poets. Takanobu specialized in nise-e (“likeness picture”) portraits, except instead of painting on small-size paper Takanobu painted on scrolls over a meter in height and width. Only three of his works have survived, the most notable is of Minamoto no Yoritomo, the founder of the Kamakura government.
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Fujiwara no Takanobu is recorded as painter and waka poet. The authorities additionally record the heading Fujiwara Takanobu.
portrait of Honen by Fujiwara Takanobu.
Fujiwara, Takanobu (1142-1205) · http: 08461705.at.webry.info/200810/article_21.html
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1142
Fujiwara no Takanobu born at Kyoto.
1205
Fujiwara no Takanobu died.
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Takanobu's son Nobuzane carried on the family tradition of painting.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2245281: Fujiwara no Takanobu
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- “Fujiwara no Takanobu”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500121196, Fujiwara no Takanobu.
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Getty Union List of Artist Names 500121196, Fujiwara no Takanobu.The Getty Research Institute
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