Kanō Tanshin
Appearance
Kanō Tanshin (Morimasa) (狩野 探信, 1653–1718) was a Japanese painter. He was the son of Kanō Tan'yū by his second wife, and led the Kajibashi branch of the Kanō school after 1674. Stylistically he was known for his Tosa-like (of the competing Tosa school), but more so his slight breaking away from the copycatting style of Kanō school masters that became a large critical argument in the rebellious anti-Kanō school movement of late Edo period.[1] Parallel anti-Kanō school artist Hanabusa Itchō commended Tanshin on having "rare talent" derived from his ability to use nature as a model.[2] Itchō asserts Tanshin became a true artist by capturing the spirit of the bamboo to convey an idea.[2]
References
- ^ Jordan, Brenda G.; Weston, Victoria Louise (2003). Copying the Master and Stealing His Secrets: Talent and Training in Japanese Painting. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824826086.
- ^ a b Wattles, Miriam (2013-10-18). The Life and Afterlives of Hanabusa Itchō, Artist-Rebel of Edo. BRILL. ISBN 9789004259171.