Chinese Lions

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〈right screen〉 Kano Eitoku,〈left screen〉 Kano Tsunenobu ( Eitoku (1543-90),Tsunenobu (1636-1713) )

  • 〈right screen〉Momoyama period,〈left screen〉 Edo period
  • 〈right screen〉16th century,〈left screen〉 17th century

Paintings – Japanese / Asian Paintings

National Treasure

The right screen is famous the confirmatory work of Kano Eitoku ( 1543-90 ), a master of the Momoyama art world, identified by its colophon by Kano Tan' yu. There's no doubt that this is by Eitoku because of the impressive and valiant depiction of imposing tigers striding among rocks with strong brushwork in spite of simple composition. The left screen was painted to match the right by Kano Tsunenobu ( 1636-1713 ) afterward, and the two were passed down to the present as a pair.(「New Edition Grace, Beauty and Inqenuity-Masterpices of the Museum of Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan Vol.1」2003)

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Title/Name Chinese Lions
Other Title/
Name
Artist/
Creator
Kano Eitoku Kano Tsunenobu
Period/Era Azuchi-Momoyama period Edo period
Century 16c. 17c.
Quantity
Dimensions
Material/
Technique
color and gold-leaf on paper
Signature/
Inscriptions
Accessories/
Contents
Country/
Origin
Excavation
Site
Related
Place
Kyoto Yamaguchi
Provenance
Collection
No.
SZK002944
Category PaintingsJapanese / Asian Paintings
Cultural
Property
Designation
National Treasure
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Chinese Lions

Chinese Lions

The right screen is famous the confirmatory work of Kano Eitoku ( 1543-90 ), a master of the Momoyama art world, identified by its colophon by Kano Tan' yu. There's no doubt that this is by Eitoku because of the impressive and valiant depiction of imposing tigers striding among rocks with strong brushwork in spite of simple composition. The left screen was painted to match the right by Kano Tsunenobu ( 1636-1713 ) afterward, and the two were passed down to the present as a pair.(「New Edition Grace, Beauty and Inqenuity-Masterpices of the Museum of Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan Vol.1」2003)