Author: Fischer, Felice and Kyoko Kinoshita
Title: Ink and Gold: Art of the Kano
Description: Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2015. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards with red and gilt lettering on spine. Black and color-illustrated dust jacket, red and yellow lettering. xv; 305 pp. 119 color plates + over 100 color figures. The Kano lineage of painters--the most important in Japan--was established in the late 15th century by Kano Masanobu (1434-1530) and continued for more than 400 years, until the early 20th century. Originally limited to successive generations of the Kano family, it soon developed into a school of professional artists. This is the first and most comprehensive book published outside of Japan to address the Kano painters. Lavishly illustrated, this important volume focuses on the large-scale screens and sliding doors that were designed for the residences of powerful rulers, together with smaller works such as scrolls, albums, and fans. These works-for sites including shogunate residences, Zen temples, teahouses, and homes of wealthy merchants-demonstrate the range of styles that Kano artists employed to suit the tastes of their varied patrons. Essays by leading scholars address the wide range of Kano motifs and styles and also consider the particular influence of Kano Tan'yu (1602-1684). A dictionary of Kano artists' seals and signatures, a type of resource published here for the first time, provides an important reference, as does an appendix of images from the most significant album by Tan'yu. Exhibition: Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA (14.2.-10.5.2015). Published for the exhibition of the same name held February 16-May 10, 2015. As new.

Keywords: Asian Art; Kano ; Kano ; ; Museum Exhibitions - Asian Art


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