Kano Chikanobu
【Sparrow and mayfly】
Art Work name
Sparrow and mayfly
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.