Kano School

Founded by Kano Masanobu (1434–1530), it remained one of Japan's major schools of painting until the 19th century.

Antique Kano School Edo Period 6 Panel Chinoiserie Screen.

Six-panel Kano School tiger screen by Yosenin Korenobu (1753-1808).

A finely-drawn Kano School watercolor and gouache showing figures in kimonos on a bridge and seated beside a stylized river flowing through a graceful garden.

Painted in the 19th century Kano school style. Screen has panel separation and light stains as seen in photos.

Fantastic 19th century Japanese Edo/Tokugawa period two-panel byobu screen featuring Chinese children frolicking on a garden terrace with a pavilion and large pine tree. Made in the ...

This theme was often painted by Kano School painters in the Edo period who worked for shoguns.

Stunning late 19th century Japanese Meiji period six panel byobu screen featuring a deep blue waterscape with pheasants and ducks. Made in the Kano school style with natural ink and ...

The Kano school, which was founded by Kano Masanobu, is one of the most famous schools of Japanese painting.

Late Edo period 19th century Japanese six-panel landscape screen featuring a cypress tree over a flowering hibiscus with a pair of hototogisu birds. Kano school painted with ink and ...

A superb Japanese hanging scroll depicting a tiger, masterfully executed in the style of the Kano School, one of the most influential and enduring schools of painting in Japan since ...

The juxtaposition of snow, camellias, and water birds reflects a long-standing appreciation for the poetry of the natural world in Japanese painting. Attributed to the Kano School, t...

It is likely the work of a Kano school painter. The signature reads "峯雪常行画" The signature includes the seal "藤原," so it is thought to be the work of a Kano school painter, but the d...

Japanese Kano School Edo period two-panel screen depicting flowering prunus and bamboo on a rock formation, with colorful birds next to a body of water.

The theme was one of a large repertoire of subjects by the Kano School, the largest and most influential painting school in Japanese history.

An antique six-panel Japanese Kano school screen painted on a gold leaf ground with gold sand, depicting an elegant natural landscape animated by cranes, pine trees, and seasonal flo...

An important member of the Kano painter family, the son of Kano Tanyu by his second wife, Kano Tanshin led the Kajibashi branch of the Kano school after 1674.

The storage box is also present and was inscribed with the title Painting of Geese and Reeds and Kano Tanyu. Kano Tan'yu (original name Kano Morinobu; 1602–1674) was a famous Japan...

Yoshinobu Kano (1747-1797) A Kano school painter who was active in the early Edo period.

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Kanō school, depicting a scene from the Tale of Genji , with various noble ladies and gentlemen in a landscape of cherry Blossoms - ink, colors and gold ...

Yasunobu was the youngest brother of Kanō Tan'yū, one of the most prominent painters of the Kanō school.

Kano School painting, reminiscent of early Kano School paintings, in sumi (ink) and minimal pigments on gold leaf with a silk brocade border.

Late 17th century Kano school peony landscape screens. Both screens signed: Hogan Josen Fujiwara Chikanobu Hitsu - Kano Chikanobu (Shushin) (1660 - 1728).

Two tigers exchanging amorous glances. Kano School painting.

Fine Kano School painting on silk with silk brocade border.

Edo period (circa 1700) painting of an early Kano school subject matter: nobility socializing in a coutryard garden.

``Snowy Mountains and Gorges'' drawn by the great master Kano Hogai . This is a wonderful work drawn using the techniques of the Kano school.

Kano School, Mineral pigments on gold leaf with silk brocade border and lacquer wood trim.

Japanese two panel screen: Painting of stallions. Kano school of painting. Mineral pigments on mulberry paper.

Hamamatsu (Pine Tree Island). Kano School painting in mineral pigments on gold leaf and mulberry paper with brocade border.

Signature reads: Tsunenobu hitsu (after Kano Tsunenobu), Kano School painting in mineral pigments on paper with a silk brocade border.

Kano School painting, in mineral pigments and gold leaf on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border.

Kano School painting in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with heavy gold leaf and a silk brocade border made of antique monk's robes.

Kano Soyu a painter who represents the Kano school in the Edo era(1602) to Keiho 2 (1674)    A child of Takanobu Kano and the grandson of Eitoku Kano

Kano school painting of a pheasant in a snowy pine.

The paintings have an aged patina, but no rips or tears on the front images. Lovely example of Kano school artwork and depictions with turtles symbolizing longevity and good fortune.

Impressive pair of screens with vivid colors and beautiful gilt backgrounds made in the Kano school style.

In this evocative ink work spread over a six-panel folding screen, we see the consummation of the elegance and refinement of the Edo Kano school. This 17th century screen is a rare s...

Japanese two-panel screen: Gibbons of Folklore, Edo period (17th century) Kano School painting of gibbons in Japanese fables.

Silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. Kano School Panting.

Kano School painting of a bamboo grove with blooming flowers and gold dust mists.

Kano School painting of a bamboo grove with blooming flowers and gold dust mists.

Kano School painting, of the edge of a bamboo grove in early winter snow with very fine gold mist.

Kano school painting of nobles at rest (some yawning) under moonlit sky.

Children at play in a Chinese palace garden, a favorite subject of Japanese painters. Kano School painting in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with silk brocade border.

Early Kano School painting of pine trees overlooking two beautifully painted cranes and floral design in a natural setting by water’s edge.

Lovely painting by Naonobu Kano, one of the great masters of the Kano school.It depicts a smiling parent and child, and is an auspicious design, so it would be great to hang it durin...

The Kano school, which was founded by Kano Masanobu, is one of the most famous schools of Japanese painting.

Kano School painting depicting an interior with finery such as a lacquer table, silk textiles, and other paintings.

Gyokudo Kawai, also known as Yoshizaburo, developed a unique style blending the Shijo and Kano schools. Notable for winning the first prize at the Tokyo Prefectural Industrial Exhibi...

Edo period painting (mid 19th century) of plum, bamboo, white camellias, cranes and mandarin ducks in a snowy scape with gold leaf clouds. Kano School painting in mineral pigments a...

Japanese two-panel screen: Peony and Cherry, Edo period (circa 1800) painting, formerly fusuma (Japanese sliding doors), executed in the Kano school style, featuring a cherry tree in...

The Kano school, which was founded by Kano Masanobu, is one of the most famous schools of Japanese painting.

Edo period (c. 1800) screen, beautifully painted with excellent details. Kano School painting at its best. An exuberant Audobon landscape being observed by a cat and her kitten.

One sage is traveling in the snow, the other is with a crane. Kano school ink on paper applied to a dramatic gold leaf square ground.

Tatehiko Kan 1878-1968 Tottori Prefecture born real name: FujiTaro Sugawara issue: Moritora, Shizuko, Tatehiko Japan Art Academy Imperial Award, Osaka Art Association member, Os...

A pair of six-panel folding screens from the Kano school, painted in ink and pigments on paper.