Kanō Motonobu

Aug 28, 1476 - Nov 5, 1559

Kanō Motonobu was a Japanese painter and calligrapher. He was a member of the Kanō school of painting. Through his political connections, patronage, organization, and influence he was able to make the Kanō school into what it is today. The system was responsible for the training of a great majority of painters throughout the Edo period. After his death, he was referred to as Kohōgen.
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