Kanō Sansetsu

Screen attributed to Kano Sansetsu, The Old Plum, c. 1645, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In this Japanese name, the family name is Kanō.

Kanō Sansetsu (狩野 山雪, 1589–1651) was a Japanese painter also known as Kanō Heishiro. He was born in Hizen Province, Kyūshū, and died in Kyoto.[1]

Sansetsu was apprenticed to Kanō Sanraku, married his daughter, and was adopted by him after the death of Sanraku's eldest son.[1][2] Sansetsu became the leader of the Kanō school.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kano Sansetsu". The concise Grove dictionary of art. Oxford University Press. 2002. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
  2. 1 2 3 Hetl-Kuntze, H. (1969). Hans L. C. Jaffé, ed. Far Eastern Art. The Dolphin history of painting. Translated by German Erich Wolf. Thames and Hudson. p. 119.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "MFABoston". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
  4. "Attributed to Kano Sansetsu: The Old Plum (1975.268.48)". In Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. October 2006. Retrieved 2007-11-18.

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