Kanō Naonobu 4 - A group of asian paintings on a wall
Summary
Screen depicting The Four Sages of Moun Shang
Kano Naonobu was a Japanese artist of the Edo period, a master of the Kano school of painting. Kano Naonobu was the younger brother of Kano Tanyu, together with whom they did many major works commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate. Naonobu's style differed from his brother and others of the Kano school. He often used the technique of negative space and made great strides in monochrome ink painting. Naonobu also used the pseudonym Jitekisai for a number of Kano works.
Date
2016
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Copyright info
public domain