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Kanô, Naonobu 狩野尚信 (1607 - 1650)

Heron

Signed:	Naonobu hitsu
Date:	ca. 1640
Size:	184 x 44.7 cms (mounting) 95 x 29.2 cms (painting) 72 x 17 inch (mounting) 37 x 11 inch (painting)
Technique:	sumi on paper
Condition:	Chûberi (middle part) of brown silk brocade (leaf pattern), top and bottom of brown silk brocade (cloud pattern), brown&gold ichimonji and futai, ivory rollers, fitted wooden box. There is a Kiwame fuda (certificate of authenticity) written by the well-known appraiser Ôkura Kôsai・大倉好斎 (1795~1862) in 1838. Very good overall condition: a few shallow creases and some hardly visible insect damage (in the top of the painting). Amazing condition for its age!
Price:	SOLD Euro
Literature:	Roberts, p. 119
Signature:	See signature
Detail:	See detail
Mounting:	See mounting