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Kanō Eitoku

Illustrated Scroll of Galloping Horses, or Seven Swift Horses (Shichishun no zu, or Hayauma-shō) is catalogued and held by Arthur M. Sackler Museum. Kanō Eitoku was born in 1543 at Heian-kyō. Eitoku died in 1590 at Heian-kyō.

Also recorded as Eitoku · Eitoku Kanō · Kuninobu · Genshiro Eitoku

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Biography

Kanō Eitoku was recorded as painter.

The authorities additionally record the headings Eitoku, Eitoku Kanō, Kuninobu, Genshiro Eitoku and Kano Eitoku. His recorded language was Japanese.

He was the child of Kanō Shōei. 2 children are recorded: Kanō Mitsunobu and Kanō Takanobu.

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Kanō Eitoku is recorded as painter.

Training under Kanō Motonobu is recorded. The recorded working language is Japanese.

Works named in the authority record are Chinese Lions.

Work by Kanō Eitoku is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Tokyo National Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harvard Art Museums and Arthur M. Sackler Museum.

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Life and career

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  1. 1543

    Life

    Kanō Eitoku was born in 1543 at Heian-kyō.

  2. 1550

    Institution

    Chinese Lions, dated 1550, held by Museum of the Imperial Collections.

  3. 1562

    Institution

    Women at Chinese Court (Metropolitan Museum of Art).

  4. 1562

    Institution

    Women at Chinese Court, dated 1562, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.

  5. 1566

    Institution

    Jukō-in Main Hall Wall Panel Paintings, dated 1566, held by Kyoto National Museum.

  6. 1566

    Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons, dated 1566, held by Jukō-in.

  7. 1580

    Azuchi Screens, dated 1580, held by Vatican Museums.

  8. 1590

    Life

    Kanō Eitoku died in 1590 at Heian-kyō.

  9. 1590

    Institution

    Cypress Trees, dated 1590, held by Tokyo National Museum.

The full dated record · 9 entries

  1. 1543

    Kanō Eitoku was born in 1543 at Heian-kyō.

  2. 1550

    Chinese Lions, dated 1550, held by Museum of the Imperial Collections.

  3. 1562

    Women at Chinese Court (Metropolitan Museum of Art).

  4. 1562

    Women at Chinese Court, dated 1562, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.

  5. 1566

    Jukō-in Main Hall Wall Panel Paintings, dated 1566, held by Kyoto National Museum.

  6. 1566

    Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons, dated 1566, held by Jukō-in.

  7. 1580

    Azuchi Screens, dated 1580, held by Vatican Museums.

  8. 1590

    Kanō Eitoku died in 1590 at Heian-kyō.

  9. 1590

    Cypress Trees, dated 1590, held by Tokyo National Museum.

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Those registers additionally record the forms 狩野永徳, Eitoku, Kanō Eitoku and Kanō, Eitoku.

The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.

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