Landscape, from a triptych of White-robed Kannon with Landscape and Tiger, 17th century, Kano Tan'yū, Japanese, 1602 - 1674, 48 1/16 x 19 3/4 in. ( x cm) (image)85 15/16 x 25 15/16 in. ( x cm) (overall, without roller), Ink on paper, Japan, 17th century, Kanō Tan'yū was one of the foremost artists of the Edo period (1600-1868). In his position as official painter to the Tokugawa rulers, he had access to their great collections of art including ink paintings by earlier Japanese artists as well as examples imported from China. Flanking an iconic image of a Buddhist deity

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