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Kano Tan'yū

Japanese · b. 1602 — d. 1674

Japanese, 1602–1674

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Born 1602 — Died 1674

1600s

Sparrow and Bamboo

Sparrow and Bamboo

Famous Themes for Painting Study Known as “The Garden of Painting” (Gaen)

Famous Themes for Painting Study Known as “The Garden of Painting” (Gaen)

Cluster of Grapes

Cluster of Grapes

Landscapes of the Four Seasons

Landscapes of the Four Seasons

+3

1610s

Hotei

Hotei

Illustrated book (Gaei wakan meihitsu) 画英和漢名筆

Illustrated book (Gaei wakan meihitsu) 画英和漢名筆

1630s

Jizō Bosatsu Playing a Flute

Jizō Bosatsu Playing a Flute

“Bluish-Green Fish Scales”

“Bluish-Green Fish Scales”

The Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment

The Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment

1640s

Squirrel on Bamboo

Squirrel on Bamboo

Ducks and Reeds

Ducks and Reeds

1650s

Sketches of the Ten Kings of Hell (Jūō zu)

Sketches of the Ten Kings of Hell (Jūō zu)

1660s

Wang Ziyou Visiting Dai Andao on a Snowy Evening

Wang Ziyou Visiting Dai Andao on a Snowy Evening

Winter Landscape

Winter Landscape

Summer Landscape

Summer Landscape

Landscape in Moonlight

Landscape in Moonlight

+14

1670s

Famous Themes for Painting Study Known as “The Garden of Painting” (Gaen)

Famous Themes for Painting Study Known as “The Garden of Painting” (Gaen)

Jizō Playing a Flute

Jizō Playing a Flute

Landscape of the Four Seasons (Shiki sansui zu)

Landscape of the Four Seasons (Shiki sansui zu)

Works

47 artworks

Portrait of Emperor Shennong

Portrait of Emperor Shennong

, 1665

Connoisseur's Sketchbook by Kano Tan'yū (Tan'yū shukuzu)

Connoisseur's Sketchbook by Kano Tan'yū (Tan'yū shukuzu)

, 1665

Connoisseur's Sketchbook by Kano Tan'yū (Tan'yū shukuzu) in Two Volumes

Connoisseur's Sketchbook by Kano Tan'yū (Tan'yū shukuzu) in Two Volumes

, 1665

Sketch for a Painting of Scholars at the Game of Go

Sketch for a Painting of Scholars at the Game of Go

, 1666

Sketch for a Painting of Mi Fu Inscribing a Poem on a Rock

Sketch for a Painting of Mi Fu Inscribing a Poem on a Rock

, 1666

Dragons

, 1666

Connoisseur's Sketchbook by Kano Tan'yū (Tan'yū shukuzu), Copies of Buddhist Paintings in Two Volumes

Connoisseur's Sketchbook by Kano Tan'yū (Tan'yū shukuzu), Copies of Buddhist Paintings in Two Volumes

, 1668

Connoisseur's Sketchbook by Kano Tan'yū (Tan'yū shukuzu), Copies of Buddhist Paintings, Vol. I

Connoisseur's Sketchbook by Kano Tan'yū (Tan'yū shukuzu), Copies of Buddhist Paintings, Vol. I

, 1668

Connoisseur's Sketchbook by Kano Tan'yū (Tan'yū shukuzu), Copies of Buddhist Paintings, Vol. II

Connoisseur's Sketchbook by Kano Tan'yū (Tan'yū shukuzu), Copies of Buddhist Paintings, Vol. II

, 1668

Landscape of the Four Seasons (Shiki sansui zu)

Landscape of the Four Seasons (Shiki sansui zu)

, 1670

Jizō Playing a Flute

Jizō Playing a Flute

, 1670

Famous Themes for Painting Study Known as “The Garden of Painting” (Gaen)

Famous Themes for Painting Study Known as “The Garden of Painting” (Gaen)

, 1670

Connoisseur's Sketchbook by Kano Tan'yū (Tan'yū shukuzu)

Connoisseur's Sketchbook by Kano Tan'yū (Tan'yū shukuzu)

White-robed Kannon, from a set of White-robed Kannon with Landscape and Tiger

White-robed Kannon, from a set of White-robed Kannon with Landscape and Tiger

Xianzi the Shrimp Eater

Xianzi the Shrimp Eater

Landscape, from a triptych of White-robed Kannon with Landscape and Tiger

Landscape, from a triptych of White-robed Kannon with Landscape and Tiger

Crane with Bamboo [right of a triptych of White-Robed Kannon and Cranes]

Crane with Bamboo [right of a triptych of White-Robed Kannon and Cranes]

Sleeping Tiger, from a triptych of White-robed Kannon with Landscape and Tiger

Sleeping Tiger, from a triptych of White-robed Kannon with Landscape and Tiger

Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers

Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers

Sketches (shukuzu)

Sketches (shukuzu)

Drawing Collection of Kanō Tan'yū's Screen Paintings

Drawing Collection of Kanō Tan'yū's Screen Paintings

Connoisseur's Sketchbook by Kano Tan'yū (Tan'yū shukuzu)

Connoisseur's Sketchbook by Kano Tan'yū (Tan'yū shukuzu)

Blossoming Plum Branch and Moon

Blossoming Plum Branch and Moon