Kanō Shōsen'in
Kanō Shōsen'in was a Japanese painter of the Kanō school. He was also known as Kanō Masanobu (the name of his famous ancestor, the founder of the school) and Kanō Shōsen, and took the gō (art-names) Soshōsei and Shōko. Shōsen'in studied in a studio in the Kobikichō section of Edo, under his father, Seisen also known as Kanō Osanobu.
Also recorded as Kanō Tadanobu · Kanō Shōsenin · Kano Shosen'in · Kanou Shousen'in
Kanō Shōsen'in
- Born
- 1823 · Edo.
- Died
- 1880 · Tokyo.
- Nationality
- Japan
- Occupation
- painter
- Movements
- Kanō school
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Kanō Shōsen'in was a Japanese painter of the Kanō school. He was also known as Kanō Masanobu (the name of his famous ancestor, the founder of the school) and Kanō Shōsen, and took the gō (art-names) Soshōsei and Shōko. Shōsen'in studied in a studio in the Kobikichō section of Edo, under his father, Seisen also known as Kanō Osanobu.
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Born at Edo in 1823, died in Tokyo in 1880.
Kanō Hōgai, Hashimoto Gahō and Kimura Ritsugaku are recorded as having studied under Kanō Shōsen'in. Positions recorded include goyō eshi.
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