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Kano Chikanobu
【Sparrow and mayfly】

Mayflies are used as a seasonal word to symbolize transience. The sight of a sparrow going after a mayfly caught in a spider's web could be seen as a symbol of the survival of the fittest.
Number
D-50
Art Work name
Sparrow and mayfly
Artist
Kano Chikanobu
Detail
Materials : ink on paper
wooden boxed
Size : W 22.5 × H 103 cm (Image) ・ W 24.5 × H 174 cm (Mount)
Condition: slightly stained / slightly creased, 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
120,000yen

Kano Chikanobu
【Sparrow and mayfly】

Mayflies are used as a seasonal word to symbolize transience. The sight of a sparrow going after a mayfly caught in a spider's web could be seen as a symbol of the survival of the fittest.
Number
D-50
Art Work name
Sparrow and mayfly
Artist
Kano Chikanobu
Detail
Materials : ink on paper
wooden boxed
Size : W 22.5 × H 103 cm (Image) ・ W 24.5 × H 174 cm (Mount)
Condition: slightly stained / slightly creased, 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
120,000yen

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