Antique Japanese screen - 6 panel Kano School Dragon screen attributed to Kano Tanyu (1602-1674), signed and sealed - 17th century.
Here the dragon emerges from the swirling cosmic dust of the universe. The dragon represents yang, which encompasses light, the sun, the heavens, active forces and masculine forces.
Kano Tan'yu (1602 - 1674) was one of the foremost japanese painters of the Kano school. Originally named Morinobu, he was the eldest son of Kano Takanobu and grandson of Kano Eitoku, founders of the Kano school of painting.
From 1617, Tan'yu as an official artist of the Tokugawa Shogun, workes on large scale commissions at Edo, Nijo, Osaka, and Nagoya castles, where his screen and panels in vibrant colours with subjects such as tigers birds and plants were used to bring nature inside, while his extensive use of gilding was designed to reflect light within the dark interiors of these castle spaces.
This bold combination of colour and gold now exemplifies the tastes and aesthetic sensibilities of the artistocratic Daimyo class of the Momoyama period.
Though well known for his colourful pieces, Kano Tan'yu was also accomplished in classical monochromatic ink painting, creating works more reminiscent of the Chinese scholar painters in both style and subject matter.
Tan'yu masterful handling of ink and use of light and dark is evident in the swirling tempestuous clouds and the powerful snaking form of the dragon that dominates the composition of this screen, with a comparable example being the famed 'Unyu-zu' dragon ceiling painted over the course of eight years by Tan'yu for the Myoshin-ji temple in Kyoto.
Dimensions:
174cm high
375cm wide
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