Kanō Motonobu
Kanō Motonobu was born in 1476 at Kyoto. Motonobu died in 1559 at Kyoto. Kanō Motonobu was recorded as painter.
Also recorded as Kano Motonobu · Motonobu · Eisen · Motonobu Kāno
Kano Motonobu · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift from the Collection of George Gund III · CC0
Biography
The authorities additionally record the headings Kano Motonobu, Motonobu, Eisen, Motonobu Kāno and Ko-Hōgen. His recorded language was Japanese.
He was the child of Kanō Masanobu. 2 children are recorded: Kanō Hideyori and Kanō Shōei.
Training under Kanō Masanobu is recorded. The recorded working language is Japanese.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait and landscape.
Work by Kanō Motonobu is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
Flowers and Birds in a Spring Landscape, 1500s, by Kanō Motonobu
Kano Motonobu · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
Flowers and Birds in a Spring Landscape, 1500s, by Kanō Motonobu
Kano Motonobu · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
Dated record
Life and career
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The full dated record · 9 entries
1476
Kanō Motonobu was born in 1476 at Kyoto.
1500
Flowers and Birds in a Spring Landscape digitised by Internet Archive.
1524
Chinese Boys at Play, dated 1524, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.
1534
Bo Ya Plays the Qin as Zhong Ziqi Listens, dated 1534, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.
1549
Ink Landscape (Art Institute of Chicago).
1549
Ink Landscape, dated 1549, held by Art Institute of Chicago.
1550
Hanging scroll, dated 1550, held by Seattle Art Museum.
1550
Birds and Flowers, dated 1550, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.
1559
Kanō Motonobu died in 1559 at Kyoto.
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- Kyoto
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reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1078015: Kanō Motonobu
Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
- “Kanō Motonobu”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
scholarly publication
- Kanō Motonobu, Oxford Art Online, 2003
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2003
authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 133274241, Kano, Motonobu.
Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Literature
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scholarly publication
Kanō Motonobu, Oxford Art Online, 2003Crossref registry
Verifiedauthority file
Gemeinsame Normdatei 133274241, Kano, Motonobu.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Partially resolvedreference work
Wikidata, structured authority record Q1078015: Kanō MotonobuWikimedia Foundation
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Those registers additionally record the forms 元信, Oinosuke, Hogen, Genshin, Motonobu, Kano, Gyokusen, Shirojiro and Eisen.
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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