Kanō Masanobu

(1434–1530) Japanese painter (1434-1530)

Kanō Masanobu (Japan, 1434–1530) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Kanō Masanobu belongs to the chapter ‘Muromachi: Zen, ink and the tea ceremony’ in this site’s history of art.

Kanō Masanobu was born in Kazusa Province and died in Kyoto. The teachers included Ten-Ō Sōtan and Tenshō Shūbun. Wikidata associates Kanō Masanobu with Kanō school.

One of the best-known works is ‘Zhou Maoshu Admiring Lotuses’. The catalogue has one work by Kanō Masanobu with a free image. The dated work is from 1500. Kyushu National Museum holds at least one work by Kanō Masanobu.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Sesshū Tōyō, Tosa Mitsunobu, Motonobu (1476), and Sōami.

• Muromachi: Zen, ink and the tea ceremony