Kanō Michinobu Ink Paintings of Landscapes
Item Details
Michinobu Kanō (狩野興信, Japanese, 1730-1790) also known as Eisen’in II (英川院)
Untitled (landscapes), 18th century
Ink and gouache on silk
Signed “Michinobu hitsu” (興信筆) and sealed “Fujiwara” (藤原)
Both paintings are mounted to silk brocade but presented framed
Label to the verso incorrectly attributes the piece to Kanō Norinobu or Naonobu with date attribution
Kanō Michinobu (1730-1790), born Shōzaburō (庄三郎) was the son of Eisen Hisanobu (英川古信, also Kanō isen’in Furunobu, 1698-1731) also of the Kanō school, the dominant painting school in Japan from the late 15th century until the end of the Edo period (1603-1868). Michinobu formally took over the Kobikichō Kanō line of the Kanō school in 1731 when he was still an infant. Enjoyed patronage from the shogun Tokugawa Ieharu (徳川家治, 1737-86) and led the Kobikichō line to considerable prominence within the Kanō school. Received the Buddhist title of hogen in 1762, and hoin in 1780, also taking the name Eisen’in in the same year.
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Condition
- staining and discoloration to sheet; tears and holes to one scroll; marks and scratches to plexiglass covering; plexiglass bowed; surface scratches to frame.
Dimensions
- measures frame; sight measures 21.5" W x 47.75" H (measures one).
Item #
ITMG100333
