02/03/2022

Kano Painters

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Kano 狩野派 the Kano School of Painters
. the Kano Painters .
Kano Motonobu 狩野元信 - Kohogen 古法眼 (1434 - 1530)
Kano Eitoku 狩野永徳 (1534 - 1590)
Kano Yukinobu 狩野雪信 - Kiyohara Yukinobu 清原雪信 (1643 - 1682) - woman painter
Kano Kazunobu 狩野一信 (1816 - 1863)

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. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .

- - - - - This is the most famous tale, told in many places:
Once 狩野法眼 Kano Hogen painted ema 絵馬 a votive tablet of a horse.
But the horse left the plate every night and devastated the fields.
So eventually he painted some golden braidle to keep it in place.

It is also told about other animals, for example taka 鷲 an eagle flying away.

................................................................................. Aomori 青森県
弘前市 Hirosaki city

. ryuu, ryū 龍 竜 伝説 Ryu - dragon legends .
At 革秀寺 the Temple Kakushu-Ji there was a painting of unryuu 雲竜 Unryu, a cloud dragon.
The dragon would go out every night to the nearby pond to drink.
To keep it in place, they put nails into its eyes.
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................................................................................. Gifu 岐阜県
益田郡 Mashita district 下呂町 Gero

Once 狩野法眼 Kano Hogen painted a votive tablet of a horse.
But the horse left the plate every night and devastated the fields.
So eventually he painted some golden braidle to keep it in place.




................................................................................. Kyoto 京都
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狩野元信 Kano Motonobu

Kurama soojoo 鞍馬僧正 a priest from Kurama
Once the Tokugawa Shogun had a dream. He saw 鞍馬僧正 a high priest from Kurama.
The priest asked to have his portrait painted by 狩野元信 Kano Motonobu
and hang the painting in the temple.
When the Shogun told this to Motonobu, he said he had the same dream.
But Motonobu could not paint the priest.
Suddenly a spider came from the ceiling and walked on the paper, making patterns.
Now Motonobu remembered and could paint the priest.




................................................................................. Saitama 埼玉県
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比企郡 Hiki district 川島町 Kawajima town

. ryuu, ryū 龍 竜 伝説 Ryu - dragon legends .
狩野法眼 Kano Hogen had painted a mortuary tablet with a dragon for 比企家 the Hiki clan.
But the dragon left every night and devastated the fields.
They had to cut its neck to keep him fixed to the canopy.


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. Mingei 民芸 Folk Art from Japan . 

. animals and their legends 動物と伝説 - - ABC list .

. plants and their legends  植物と伝説 - - ABC list .

. Persons, People, Personen and their legends - - ABC list .

. Legends about Kobo Daishi Kukai - 弘法大師 空海 - 伝説 .

. Japanese legends and tales 伝説 民話 昔話 - Introduction .

- Yookai 妖怪 Yokai Monsters of Japan -

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