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Kanō Tanshin (Morimasa) (狩野 探信, 1653–1718) was a Japanese painter. He was the son of Kanō Tan'yū by his second wife and led the Kajibashi branch of the Kanō school after 1674.

Stylistically, he had a Tosa-like approach (competing with the Tosa school), but also departed slightly from the imitative style of Kanō school masters. This departure became a significant point of criticism in the rebellious anti-Kanō school movement of the late Edo period. Parallel anti-Kanō school artist Hanabusa Itchō commended Tanshin for his "rare talent," derived from his ability to use nature as a model. Itchō asserted that Tanshin became a true artist by capturing the spirit of the bamboo to convey an idea.

References

1. Jordan, Brenda G.; Weston, Victoria Louise (2003). Copying the Master and Stealing His Secrets: Talent and Training in Japanese Painting. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824826086.
2. ^ Wattles, Miriam (2013-10-18). The Life and Afterlives of Hanabusa Itchō, Artist-Rebel of Edo. BRILL. ISBN 9789004259171.

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• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
• ArtFinder

• 1653 births
• 1718 deaths
• 17th-century Japanese painters
• 18th-century Japanese painters
• Kanō school