Antique Japanese Wall Hanging Scroll Painting Chestnut, Edo period

Kano Tsunenobu (1636-1713) was the eldest son of Kanō Naonobu (1607-50), younger brother of the renowned artist Kanō Tan'yū (1602-74). When his father died, Tsunenobu became a pupil of his uncle, and derived elements from the style of both men. In Hoei era (1704 - 1711) in the Edo period (1603-1868), he worked on a Kenjo no shoji (sliding screens of the 32 Chinese sages), which are sliding screens placed at the main housing of the Shishin-den Hall in the Imperial Palace as a supreme leader. Tsunenobu built a foundation for the subsequent prosperity of the Kobiki-cho Kano ha (Kano school )group.

The Kano school is a group of painters who produced fusuma (sliding doors) and wall paintings as official painters for the shogunate at their castles and houses. It reigned at the center of the art world for about 400 years from the Muromachi(1338-1573) to the Edo period(1603-1868). Many of the works of the Kano school are dynamic and formal and colored with gold leaf.

Some crease and light marks and present on the painting itself. Some light marks, light crease are present on the scroll mounting. There is some traces of restoration are also present, otherwise the piece is in good antique/vintage condition. It is accompanied by a paper box for hanging scroll.

Painting: W7 1/8” x H38 3/4” (W18cm x H98.5cm)
Scroll: W11”x H68 1/2” (W28cm x H174cm)