Kanō Sansetsu

Kanō Sansetsu (1589–1651) was a Japanese painter.

Also recorded as Senga Hata; Kanō Heishirō; Chiga Shin; Shōhakusanjin; Dasokuken; Tōgenshi.

Kanō Sansetsu in brief

Born
1589
Died
1651
Known for
painter
Place of birth
Hizen Province
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Overview

Born at Hizen Province in 1589, died at Kyōto in 1651.

In detail

training under Kanō Sanraku is recorded.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are still life, landscape and portrait. The authority associates the name with Kanō school.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Japan.

Works named in the authority record are Frolicking Birds in Plum and Willow Trees and Old Plum.

Work by Kanō Sansetsu is recorded in the collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, Chester Beatty Library, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Kanō Sansetsu”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3192790: Kanō Sansetsu

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