Bamboo Forest and Moon

Kanō Masanobu, artist

1434–1530

Bamboo Forest and Moon, circa 1500, Muromachi period (1338–1573)

Where object was made: Japan

Material/technique: ink; paper; silk

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 27.9 x 46.2 cm
Mount Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 108.5 x 57.4 x 0 cm
Roller Dimensions (Width x Diameter): 142.5 x 3 cm

Credit line: Museum purchase

Accession number: 1969.0042

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Mountains and Water: Paintings from the Kano School

Kanō Masanobu is credited with establishing the Kanō school as a professional workshop in Kyoto during the century. Most renowned for his monochromatic landscapes, Masanobu also painted Buddhist deities and icons. Although Kanō ink paintings draw from Chan (Zen) Buddhism and the free and unrestrained brushwork seen in the Chinese ink-wash style, they also reveal a localized flair. By mid-16th century, the school began embracing native aesthetics known as yamato-e (Japanese painting) by integrating splendid colors and gold leaf.