Very fine sumi-e diptych "Rooster and chickens", signed - including tomobako and kantei-sho - Kano Naonobu (1607-1650) - Japan - Early Edo period

With kantei-sho: Imperial Art Appraisal Bureau

Kano Naonobu (1607 – 1650) was a Japanese painter of the Kano school of painting during the early Edo period. He was the second son of the Kano school painter Kano Takanobu and the younger brother of Kano Tanyu, with whom he completed a number of prominent commissions for the Tokugawa shogunate. The Tokugawa shogunate invited Naonobu to the administrative capital Edo in 1630, where he established himself at the Takekawa workshop affiliated with the Kano school. His style differed somewhat from Tanyu's in his bold use of negative space and his mastery of ink wash painting. Naonobu went missing on the 7th day of the 4th month of the 3rd year of Keian (7 May 1650) .
His works could be found in many museums worldwide, such as The Metropoliten museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, The British museum,. . .

Roller ends: bone.

Measurements:

Scroll: 172,5 x 32,5 cm
Picture: 88,5 x 27,5 cm

Very good condition, there are signs of wear due to age and use, stains, rubbing, marks; please, see pictures for actual condition.

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