Impressive 17th century Japanese Early Edo period six-panel screen featuring flowering plants and birds by the water. Painted in the Kano School style with Kano Tokinobu’s signature. The screen was hand-painted with ink and color pigments on paper with gold dust/flecks. Set in a black lacquered frame with silk brocade border.
Kano Tokinobu 狩野時信 (1642-1678)
The artist is the adopted son of Kano Yasunobu, founder of the Nakabashi Kano line. Worked in Edo: became chief “oku eshi” (official painter) to the shogunate. In 1674 he and his father painted some screens for the Shishinden of the Imperial Palace in Kyoto. Due to his early death, few of his works remain.
For other examples by this artist refer to collections at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and the British Museum.
