Kanō Tan'yū was a Japanese painter of the Kanō school who lived from 4 March 1602 to 4 November 1674 and was one of the foremost Kanō painters of the Tokugawa period. His original given name was Morinobu, and he was the eldest son of Kanō Takanobu and grandson of Kanō Eitoku. In 1617 the Tokugawa shogunate appointed him its first official painter, and over the 1620s and 1630s he created large scale works for Edo Castle, Nijō Castle, Osaka Castle, Nagoya Castle and Nikkō Tōshō-gū, screens and panels in the Momoyama style depicting tigers, birds and plants in bright colors and gold leaf.
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== Biography ==
His original given name was Morinobu; he was the eldest son of Kanō Takanobu and grandson of Kanō Eitoku.
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In 1617, Tan'yū was appointed by the Tokugawa shogunate to become the shogunate's first official painter.
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Kanō Tan'yū (狩野 探幽; Japanese pronunciation: [ka.noː (|) ta(ꜜ)ɰ̃.jɯː], 4 March 1602-4 November 1674) was a Japanese painter of the Kanō school.
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