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Kanô Naonobu

Kanô Naonobu

Japanese, 1607–1650
WA-00010113
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Institutional Exhibitions
15
Works in Collection
33
Assets Indexed
7
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Kanō Naonobu was a Japanese painter of the Kanō school during the early Edo period. Working alongside his brother Kanō Tan'yū, he completed commissions for the Tokugawa shogunate. His approach to ink wash painting emphasized bold use of negative space, distinguishing his work within the school's aesthetic vocabulary.

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Artworks (15)

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15 published of 15 catalogued · 14 with image
  • Wikidata
    14 published14 img
  • Art Institute Chicago
    1 published

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31 entries · 1 sources
  • Birds and Flowers
    1650 · Wikidata · 4 prov
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  • Summer and Winter Landscapes
    1628 · Wikidata · 4 prov
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  • Chinese Winter Landscape
    1700 · Wikidata · 3 prov
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  • Crested Bird on Stump of Plum Tree
    1628 · Wikidata · 3 prov
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  • Winter Scene with Plum Trees and Pheasants
    1649 · Wikidata · 3 prov
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  • Bird on a Plum Tree
    1628 · Wikidata · 3 prov
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  • Japanese Drawing
    1816 · Wikidata · 3 prov
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  • Crow on a Tree
    1628 · Wikidata · 3 prov
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  • Small Bird on Reed
    1628 · Wikidata · 3 prov
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  • Birds in Landscape [left of a pair]
    · Wikidata · 2 prov
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Kano Naonobu   Small Bird on Reed   53.118.2   Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Kano Naonobu   Small Bird on Reed   53.118.2   Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Kano Naonobu   Crested Bird on Stump of Plum Tree   36.100.53   Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Kano Naonobu   Crested Bird on Stump of Plum Tree   36.100.53   Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Kano Naonobu   Crow on a Tree   36.100.54   Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Kano Naonobu   Crow on a Tree   36.100.54   Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Kano Naonobu   Bird on a Plum Tree   14.76.61.63   Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Kano Naonobu   Bird on a Plum Tree   14.76.61.63   Metropolitan Museum of Art
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