Kano Sanraku
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was a Japan
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ese painter also known as Kimura Heizō, Shūri, Mitsuyori, and Sanraku.

His father was the painter Kimura Nagamitsu who flourished circa 1570.

Sanraku worked for Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
was a daimyo warrior, general and politician of the Sengoku period. He unified the political factions of Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, named after Hideyoshi's castle...

 in the 1570s, which lead to him studying under and being adopted by Kanō Eitoku
Kano Eitoku
was a Japanese painter who lived during the Azuchi–Momoyama period of Japanese history and one of the most prominent patriarchs of the Kanō school of Japanese painting...

. Sanraku was the half-sibling and teacher of Kanō Sansetsu
Kano Sansetsu
was a Japanese painter also known as Kanō Heishiro.Sansetsu was apprenticed to Kanō Sanraku, married his daughter, and was adopted by him after the death of Sanraku's eldest son...

, and became Eitoku's son-in-law and later the head of the Kanō school
Kano school
The ' is one of the most famous schools of Japanese painting. The Kanō school of painting was the dominant style of painting until the Meiji period.It was founded by Kanō Masanobu , a contemporary of Sesshū and student of Shūbun...

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His patrons included Tokugawa Hidetada
Tokugawa Hidetada
was the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, who ruled from 1605 until his abdication in 1623. He was the third son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate.-Early life :...

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Works

  • The three laughing men of the valley of the tiger, screen, color, India ink, and gold on paper. Tokyo National Museum
    Tokyo National Museum
    Established 1872, the , or TNM, is the oldest and largest museum in Japan. The museum collects, houses, and preserves a comprehensive collection of art works and archaeological objects of Asia, focusing on Japan. The museum holds over 110,000 objects, which includes 87 Japanese National Treasure...

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