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Kano Chikanobu
【A horned owl with the old tree】

The Chinese name for this owl "Tsuku" means "arboreal rabbit", and it is said it is because the owl's horn-like feathers resemble the long ears of a rabbit. Although owls have a dignified appearance, the owl depicted in this work has full of cuteness that is unique to Edo animal paintings.
Number
D22-031
Title
A horned owl with the old tree
Artist
Kano Chikanobu
Detail
Materials : ink and light colour on paper
wooden boxed
Size : W 34.5 × H 88 cm (Image)・ W 48.5 × H 189 cm (Mount)
Condition: trace of repair on the image
Artist History
Kano Chikanobu (1660-1728) was a painter of the Kano school in the mid-Edo period. He was the eldest son of Kano Tsunenobu. He became the third head of the Kobikicho Kano school. He was an official painter for the shogunate.
Price
180,000yen

Kano Chikanobu
【A horned owl with the old tree】

The Chinese name for this owl "Tsuku" means "arboreal rabbit", and it is said it is because the owl's horn-like feathers resemble the long ears of a rabbit. Although owls have a dignified appearance, the owl depicted in this work has full of cuteness that is unique to Edo animal paintings.
Number
D22-031
Title
A horned owl with the old tree
Artist
Kano Chikanobu
Detail
Materials : ink and light colour on paper
wooden boxed
Size : W 34.5 × H 88 cm (Image)・ W 48.5 × H 189 cm (Mount)
Condition: trace of repair on the image
Artist History
Kano Chikanobu (1660-1728) was a painter of the Kano school in the mid-Edo period. He was the eldest son of Kano Tsunenobu. He became the third head of the Kobikicho Kano school. He was an official painter for the shogunate.
Price
180,000yen

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