Photo of collection object Connoisseur's Sketchbook by Kano Tan'yū (Tan'yū shukuzu), Copies of Buddhist Paintings, Vol. I
Kanō Tan'yū. Connoisseur's Sketchbook by Kano Tan'yū (Tan'yū shukuzu), Copies of Buddhist Paintings, Vol. I, Early Edo period, dated 1668. First of two handscrolls collecting copies of earlier Buddhist paintings; ink on paper; each sketch with a gourd-shaped vermilion seal reading "Seimei", irregular: 22 x 575.9 cm (8 11/16 x 226 3/4 in.). Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia, unknown.

Connoisseur's Sketchbook by Kano Tan'yū (Tan'yū shukuzu), Copies of Buddhist Paintings, Vol. I

Early Edo period, dated 1668

Kano Tan'yū 狩野探幽

1602 - 1674

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Maker/Artist
Kanō Tan'yū
Classification
Painting
Formatted Medium
First of two handscrolls collecting copies of earlier Buddhist paintings; ink on paper; each sketch with a gourd-shaped vermilion seal reading "Seimei"
Locations
country: Japan
Dimensions
irregular: 22 x 575.9 cm (8 11/16 x 226 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia
Rights Statement
unknown
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