Kanō Sanraku
(1559–1635) painter (1559-1635)
Kanō Sanraku (Japan, 1559–1635) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Kanō Sanraku belongs to the chapter ‘Momoyama: gold, castles and the art of tea’ in this site’s history of art.
Kanō Sanraku was born in Gamo district and died in Kyoto. Kanō Sanraku studied under Kanō Eitoku. Wikidata associates Kanō Sanraku with Kyō-Kanō School. The students included Kanō Sansetsu.
The catalogue has 10 works by Kanō Sanraku with free images. The dated works span the years 1600–1700. Works by Kanō Sanraku are held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Suntory Museum of Art, and Harvard Art Museums.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Hasegawa Tōhaku, Kanō Mitsunobu, Konoe Nobutada, Tawara Sōtatsu, and Kanō Takanobu.