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Kanō Sansetsu

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In this Japanese name, the surname is Kanō.
Sansetsu's Signature and Seal (山雪筆)
Monkey on a Branch. 1636.

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]

Biography

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

Works

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  • Dragon in the clouds, hanging scroll, ink on paper.[3]
  • Huang Chuping, hanging scroll, ink on paper.[3]
  • Laozi, one of a pair of six-panel folding screens, ink on paper.[3]
  • Mount Fuji, hanging scroll, ink and gold on paper.[3]
  • The old plum ca. 1645, four sliding door panels (fusuma), ink, color, gold leaf on paper.[4]
  • Seabirds on a winter coast, screen, color, India ink, and gold on paper. collection hosotsugi, Kyoto.[2]
  • The ten snow incidents, one of a pair of six-panel folding screens, ink and light color on paper.[3]
  • Transcendent, hanging scroll, ink on paper.[3]
  • Two chickens on thatched roof, hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper.[3]
  • Xiwangmu (Seiobo), the Queen Mother of the West and Mu Wang (Bokuo), one of a pair of six-panel folding screens, ink on paper.[3]
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  • Frolicking Birds in Plum and Willow Trees, painted on four sliding doors, originally for a room at Myōshin-ji temple in Kyoto. 1631. Important Cultural Property.
    Frolicking Birds in Plum and Willow Trees, painted on four sliding doors, originally for a room at Myōshin-ji temple in Kyoto. 1631. Important Cultural Property.
  • The Old Plum, painted on four sliding doors, originally for a room at Myōshin-ji temple in Kyoto. 1646.
    The Old Plum, painted on four sliding doors, originally for a room at Myōshin-ji temple in Kyoto. 1646.
  • Tiger Drinking from a Raging River. Circa 1640.
    Tiger Drinking from a Raging River. Circa 1640.
  • Bridled Horse, painted on a wooden ema tablet. 1632.
    Bridled Horse, painted on a wooden ema tablet. 1632.
  • Han Shan and Shi De. Early 1600s. Important Cultural Property
    Han Shan and Shi De. Early 1600s. Important Cultural Property
  • Winter Landscape. 1615–1651.
    Winter Landscape. 1615–1651.
  • Cranes on sliding doors at Yoshimizu Shrine
    Cranes on sliding doors at Yoshimizu Shrine
  • Scene from the poem Chang Hen Ge by Bai Juyi (772–846).
    Scene from the poem Chang Hen Ge by Bai Juyi (772–846).
  • Owl on the Pine and Chicken on the Bamboo, owl section. Early 1600s.
    Owl on the Pine and Chicken on the Bamboo, owl section. Early 1600s.
Folding screens
  • Waterfowl of the Winter Beach. Folding screen, left panel. 1629. Important Cultural Property
    Waterfowl of the Winter Beach. Folding screen, left panel. 1629. Important Cultural Property
  • Waterfowl of the Winter Beach. Folding screen, right panel. 1629. Important Cultural Property
    Waterfowl of the Winter Beach. Folding screen, right panel. 1629. Important Cultural Property
  • Wang Ziyou Visiting Dai Andao, ink painting on a folding screen. Mid 1600s.
    Wang Ziyou Visiting Dai Andao, ink painting on a folding screen. Mid 1600s.
  • A Monk Claps His Hands, ink painting on a folding screen. Mid 1600s.
    A Monk Claps His Hands, ink painting on a folding screen. Mid 1600s.
Chinese figure portraits

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kano Sansetsu". The concise Grove dictionary of art. Oxford University Press. 2002. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
  2. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c d e f g h "MFABoston". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Retrieved 2007-11-18.[permanent dead link‍]
  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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