Early Edo Period (17th c.)／Ink and light color on paper, hanging scroll
141.0 x 231.0 cm
SUMMARY
A tiger stops with its paws at the edge of the water flowing from the rear right. Looking at its mouth, there is a slight hint of color, and though you cannot tell whether it is opening its mouth or sticking out its tongue, you can see that the moment in which the tiger is trying to get some water has been captured. Its expression, as if peeking about at its surroundings, is quite catlike and charming. The bold use of negative space can be said to be one of the features of Naonobu’s paintings, and even here you can see that he doesn’t draw anything unnecessary on the broad, wide screen, leading your eyes directly to the subject with its neat composition.
ARTIST
Kano Naonobu
1607-1650
A painter from the early Edo period with the nickname Shume. Born in Kyoto as the second son of Kano Takanobu. Younger brother of Kano Tanyu. Granted an estate in Edo in 1630, he became an official painter for the shogunate and forefather of the Kano family in Kobikicho. The Kobikicho Kano household saw further growth through his son, Tsunenobu, and became one of the most prosperous schools of painting even among the Kano in Edo (which played a key role in the Kano school). With his brother Tanyu, he produced paintings on room partitions, such as those for Shojuraigo-ji’s reception hall and Nagoya Castle. Although Tanyu’s influence can be seen, Naonobu’s delicate and lyrical ink paintings are outstanding.
List of artworks by the same artist
INFORMATION
Monday, June 1 - Sunday, July 5, 2020
Great Masters of Japanese Painting from the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection Shimane Art Museum (Shimane, Japan)
Sunday, August 25 - Sunday, September 29, 2019
This Is Japan In Kyoto From The Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection The Museum of Kyoto (Kyoto, Japan)
Saturday, March 24 - Sunday, May 27, 2018
OEDO EXHIBITION NAGASAKI Nagasaki Prefectual Art Museum (Nagasaki, Japan)
Saturday, April 29 - Sunday, June 25, 2017
The Collection of the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum: East and West Encounters Niihama City Museum of Art (Ehime, Japan)
Tuesday, November 12 - Sunday, December 15, 2013
The Kano School in Edo: Innovation toward Elegance Idemitsu Museum of Arts (Tokyo, Japan)
Thursday, August 24 - Sunday, November 19, 2006
Treasures of Japanese Art from the TFAM Collection The Oscar Niemeyer Museum (Curitiba, Brazil)
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