Kanō Tan'yū

Kanō Tan'yū (狩野 探幽, 4 March 1602 – 4 November 1674) was a Japanese painter of the Kanō school. One of the foremost Kanō painters of the Tokugawa period, many of the best known Kanō works today are by Tan'yū.

Kanō Tan'yū
Portrait of the artist, attributed to pupil Momoda Ryūei
Born4 March 1602
Died4 November 1674
NationalityJapanese
MovementKanō school

In this Japanese name, the surname is Kanō.
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