A Scholar Riding on a Sword / Kanô School, after Kanô Motonobu (1476-1559)

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Accession Number: 1969/2.89
Title: A Scholar Riding on a Sword
Artist: Kanô School, after Kanô Motonobu (1476-1559)
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Medium and Support: ink on paper
Object Creation Date: circa 1650-1700
Credit Line: Museum purchase for the Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection
Inscription: Seal: lower right corner
Period: Japan, Sengoku Period (1490-1573)
Dimensions: 34.9 cm x 24.3 cm (13 3/4 in. x 9 9/16 in.)
Century: mid- to late 16th century
Primary Keywords: daoism; figures; mythology; sword; water; waves
Secondary Keywords: allegory and literature; objects; people and occupations; religion; religions; swords; the natural world; waterscapes; weaponry
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 3542 x 2255
File Size: 386 KB
Record: 1969/2.89
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1969-sl-2.89/1969_2.89.jpg

In public portfolios: 0 - Highlights of the Japanese Collection (354); Daoism Taoism (24)

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:1969-SL-2.89:1969_2.89.JPG

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Full citation: "A Scholar Riding on a Sword; Kanô School, after Kanô Motonobu (1476-1559)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1969-sl-2.89/1969_2.89.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.