Kano Shosenin
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was a Japanese painter of the Kanō school
. He was also known as Kanō Masanobu
and Kamo Shōsen, and took the gō (art-name
s) Soshōsei and Shōko.
Shōsen'in studied in a studio in the Kobikichō section of Edo
, under his father, Kanō Seisen.
Kano school
The ' is one of the most famous schools of Japanese painting. The Kanō school of painting was the dominant style of painting until the Meiji period.It was founded by Kanō Masanobu , a contemporary of Sesshū and student of Shūbun...
. He was also known as Kanō Masanobu
Kano Masanobu
was the chief painter of the Ashikaga shogunate and is generally considered the founder of the Kanō school of painting.The Kanō school was a style of painting that maintained dominance over 400 years from Masanobu's time up through the Meiji Restoration...
and Kamo Shōsen, and took the gō (art-name
Art-name
An art-name is a pseudonym, or penname, used by an East Asian artist, which they sometimes change. The word and the idea to use a pseudonym originated from China, then became popular in other East Asian countries ....
s) Soshōsei and Shōko.
Shōsen'in studied in a studio in the Kobikichō section of Edo
Edo
, also romanized as Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo, and was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868...
, under his father, Kanō Seisen.