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Kanô Tan'yû was among the most prominent painters of the early [[Edo period]].
Kanô Tan'yû was among the most prominent painters of the early [[Edo period]].
After his great-uncle [[Kano Naganobu|Kanô Naganobu]] relocated to [[Edo]] and was named official court painter to the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] in [[1615]], Tan'yû was named to the same position in [[1617]], and established himself in Edo beginning in [[1621]]. He was provided samurai status by the shogunate, and a mansion at Kajibashi, where he made his atelier.
After his great-uncle [[Kano Naganobu|Kanô Naganobu]] relocated to [[Edo]] and was named official court painter to the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] in [[1615]], Tan'yû was named to the same position in [[1617]], and established himself in Edo beginning in [[1621]]. He was provided samurai status by the shogunate, along with a 200 ''[[koku]]'' [[stipend]] and a mansion at Kajibashi, where he made his atelier.
He is known for a great many notable works, including ''fusuma'' paintings created as part of renovations of [[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]] in [[1623]]-[[1626]], restoration work at the [[Kyoto Imperial Palace]] in [[1642]], decorations for a [[Kishu Tokugawa clan|Kishû Tokugawa clan]] summer home in [[1649]], a series of wall paintings for the ''honmaru'' palace of [[Edo castle]], completed in [[1659]], and paintings on the interior of the gateways to [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]]. ''Fusuma'' paintings at [[Daitoku-ji]] by Tan'yû and his forebearer [[Kano Eitoku|Kanô Eitoku]] have been designated [[National Treasures]].
He is known for a great many notable works, including ''fusuma'' paintings created as part of renovations of [[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]] in [[1623]]-[[1626]], restoration work at the [[Kyoto Imperial Palace]] in [[1642]], decorations for a [[Kishu Tokugawa clan|Kishû Tokugawa clan]] summer home in [[1649]], a series of wall paintings for the ''honmaru'' palace of [[Edo castle]], completed in [[1659]], paintings on the interior of the gateways to [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]], and works for [[Osaka castle|Osaka]] and [[Nagoya castle]]s. ''Fusuma'' paintings at [[Daitoku-ji]] by Tan'yû and his forebearer [[Kano Eitoku|Kanô Eitoku]] have been designated [[National Treasures]].
His first son, [[Kano Tanshin|Kanô Tanshin]], was born in [[1653]]. One of Tan'yû's daughters married [[Kano Masunobu|Kanô Masunobu]].
His first son, [[Kano Tanshin|Kanô Tanshin]], was born in [[1653]]. One of Tan'yû's daughters married [[Kano Masunobu|Kanô Masunobu]].
==References==
==References==
*Timon Screech, ''Obtaining Images'', University of Hawaii Press (2012), 138.
*Timon Screech, ''Obtaining Images'', University of Hawaii Press (2012), 138.
*Christine Guth, ''Art of Edo Japan'', Yale University Press (1996), 96-97.
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[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
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