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Kano Tsunenobu |
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Biography |
Kano Tsunenobu (1636-1713) was a mid-Edo-era period Kano school Japanese painter. Born in Kyoto, he first studied under his father, Kano Naonobu, and then his uncle, Kano Tan'yu, after his father's death. He became a master painter and succeeded Tan'yu as the head of the Kano school in 1674. He also attained Hoin (the highest rank amongst Buddhist priests) and studied poetry under Nakanoin Michishige. |
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