Kanō Tsunenobu
Illustration — Kanō Tsunenobu, Mount Fuji in the Autumn, from an album, Walters Art Museum Kanō Tsunenobu (1636–1713) was a Japanese painter of the Kanō school. He first studied under his father, Kanō Naonobu, and then his uncle, Kanō Tan'yū, after his father's death. He became a master painter and succeeded his uncle Tan'yū as head of the Kanō school in 1674.
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Kanō Tsunenobu
Kanō Tsunenobu · Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork · Public domain
- Born
- 1636 · Kyoto.
- Died
- 1713
- Nationality
- Japan
- Occupation
- painter
- Teachers
- Kanō Tan'yū · Michishige Nakanoin
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Illustration — Kanō Tsunenobu, Mount Fuji in the Autumn, from an album, Walters Art Museum Kanō Tsunenobu (1636–1713) was a Japanese painter of the Kanō school. He first studied under his father, Kanō Naonobu, and then his uncle, Kanō Tan'yū, after his father's death. He became a master painter and succeeded his uncle Tan'yū as head of the Kanō school in 1674.
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It is believed many works attributed to Tan'yū might actually be Tsunenobu, but it is difficult to know since they often worked on larger pieces together.
Training under Kanō Tan'yū and Michishige Nakanoin is recorded. Katō Bunrei is recorded as having studied under Kanō Tsunenobu. Work by Kanō Tsunenobu is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Cincinnati Art Museum.
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1636
Kanō Tsunenobu born at Kyoto.
1713
Kanō Tsunenobu died.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Yōboku, Ukon, Seihakusai, Kano Tsunenobu and Kanou Tsunenobu. He was the child of Kanō Naonobu. 2 children are recorded: Kanō Chikanobu and Kanō Minenobu. Formation and teaching. He trained under Kanō Tan'yū and Michishige Nakanoin. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
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