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Kanō Naonobu

Kanō Naonobu (1607–1650) was a Japanese painter.

Also recorded as Jitekisai · Shume · Kano Naonobu · Kanou Naonobu

Summer and Winter Landscapes (one of a pair), 1600s, by Kanō Naonobu

Kano Naonobu · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift from the Collection of George Gund III · CC0

Biography

Born at Kyoto in 1607, died in Edo in 1650.

Work by Kanō Naonobu is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, Cleveland Museum of Art and Vanderbilt Museum of Art.

Summer and Winter Landscapes, 1600s, by Kanō Naonobu

Summer and Winter Landscapes, 1600s, by Kanō Naonobu

Kano Naonobu · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift from the Collection of George Gund III

Summer and Winter Landscapes (one of a pair), 1600s, by Kanō Naonobu

Summer and Winter Landscapes (one of a pair), 1600s, by Kanō Naonobu

Kano Naonobu · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift from the Collection of George Gund III

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Places

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  • Kyoto
Birth
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  • Edo

    Death place

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References

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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 17 August 2026.

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