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An image of Dragon by the river by Kanô YÛSEN Hironobu

Kanô YÛSEN Hironobu

(Japan 1778–1815)

Title
Dragon by the river
Place of origin
Japan
Period
Edo (Tokugawa) period 1615 - 1868 → Japan
Media category
Painting
Materials used
single two-fold screen; ink on silk
Dimensions

127.0 x 245.5cm image; 143.5 x 262.0cm screen

Credit
Gift in memory of the late Valentina Wheen 2003
Accession number
40.2003
Location
Not on display
Further information

Kanô YÛSEN was in the direct line of the Hama-chô branch of the Kanô school, established in 1627.

Asian Art Department, AGNSW, 16 April 2003.