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Kanō Tomonobu

Kanō Tomonobu (1843–1912) was a Japanese painter.

Also recorded as Kanö Tomonobu · Kano · Tomonobu · Tomonobu Kano

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Biography

Born at Tsukiji in 1843, died in Hon-Komagome in 1912.

Kanō Tomonobu studied at Kaiseijo. Training under Kanō Shōsen'in, Kawakami Tōgai and Charles Wirgman is recorded. Seigai Ōmura, Helen Hyde and Lilian May Miller are recorded as having studied under Kanō Tomonobu. The recorded working language is Japanese.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Japan. Employment is recorded with Tokugawa shogunate, Ministry of Popular Affairs and Ministry of the Treasury. Positions recorded include goyō eshi.

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  • Tsukiji

    Birth place

  • Hon-Komagome

    Death place

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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 20 August 2026.

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