Kano Masanobu (1430–1530) has long been considered as the founder of the Kano School, a painting lineage that dominated Japanese art from the medieval to early modern periods.
His style is chameleon-like, making it a challenge to properly position his works within the development of Japanese painting, remaining fraught with unresolved questions. The lecture will explore the characteristics of Masanobu’s paintings while providing an overview of the underlying development of Muromachi ink paintings (suibokuga), leading to the key issues that Japanese researchers face today.
Zhou Maoshu Admiring Lotuses, Muromachi period, 15th century; hanging scroll, ink and color on paper; Kyushu National Museum.
807 Schermerhorn Hall
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