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2 unusual facts about Kanō school


Kanō school

Hiroshige is among the ukiyo-e artists whose work shows influence from the Kanō school.

It is a National Treasure of Japan in the Tokyo National Museum, and described by Paine as "typical for hurried sweep of composition, for pure nature design, and for strength of individual brush stroke. ... Golden cloud-like areas representing mist are placed arbitrarily in the background, and emphasize the decorative magnitude of what is otherwise the powerful drawing of giant tree forms".



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