[[File:Hozuriver-hanabusa.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"Autumn View of Hozu River, Arashiyama," by Itchô. LACMA.]]
*''Born: [[1652]]''
*''Born: [[1652]]''
*''Died: [[1724]]''
*''Died: [[1724]]''
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Hanabusa Itchô was a notable [[Edo period]] painter.
Hanabusa Itchô was a notable [[Edo period]] painter.
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He was originally known as Kano Nobuka. Nobuka was exiled for some reason in [[1698]], and after returning from exile in [[1709]], he took on the name Itchô (lit. "one butterfly").
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He was originally known as Kano Nobuka. Nobuka was exiled for some reason in [[1698]], and after returning from exile in [[1709]], he took on the name Itchô (lit. "one butterfly"). Though he studied formally in the [[Kano school|Kanô school]] style of painting, he later developed his own personal style, distinctive enough that scholars today can identify his works by style alone.<ref>Gallery labels, LACMA.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/14677268476/in/dateposted-public/]</ref>
He died in [[1724]].
He died in [[1724]].
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==References==
==References==
*''Chôsen tsûshinshi to Okayama'', Okayama Prefectural Museum (2007), 70.
*''Chôsen tsûshinshi to Okayama'', Okayama Prefectural Museum (2007), 70.