Circa 1650 Japan
Pair of 17th Century Hawk Pictures by KANŌ NAONOBU (1607 – 1650)
£7,950
1 in stock
Height 50 1/2 inches (128.25 cm)
Width 25 inches (63.5 cm)
Depth 2 inches (5 cm)
Kano Naonobu (1607–1650).
A rare pair of seventeenth century watercolour and gouache hawk paintings.
Housed in later gilded bamboo moulded frames
Kano Naonobu (1607–1650) was an early Edo Period painter of the influential Kano school, an important and hereditary line of artists that produced works for major patrons. He was known for his powerful brushstrokes and much of his work featured hawks and other birds.
Dimensions refer to outer framed size.
