Maple Viewers

Kanō Hideyori (狩野秀頼) was a Japanese painter of the Kanō school in Kyoto.[1] His date of birth and death are unknown, however he was active in the mid-16th century, the beginning of the Momoyama period (1573–1603).[2] Not much is known about him, but he was probably either the son or grandson of Kano Motonobu.[1]

His style has been described as "adopting the superficial qualities of yamato-e, being in spirit thoroughly Chinese".[3] This being said, he painted Maple Viewers either a pioneering work that predated ukiyo-e, or one of the earliest examples of the movement.

References

  1. 1 2 Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 308. ISBN 0674017536.
  2. ↑ "National Treasure Gallery: Maple Viewers". Tokyo National Museum. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Kokka vol. 209. The Kokka Publishing Company. October 1907. p. 95.


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