Hanging scroll of a figure painting by Kano Tan'yu, from a renowned collection.

This is a painting by Kano Tan'yu, inscribed by Hyakusetsu Gen'yo. Kano Tan'yu was born in Keicho 7 (1602) and died in Enpo 2 (1674), belonging to the early Edo period, and was part of the Kano school (Edo Kano). His Dharma name was Tanyusai, and his personal name was Morinobu. Hyakusetsu Gen'yo was born in 1668 (Kanbun 8) and died in 1749 (Kan'en 2). He was born in Kyoto and was a painter-monk of the Edo period, with the secular surname Harada. His Dharma name was Gen'yo, and his art name was Hyakusetsu. The work is in the form of a hand-painted scroll on paper, with slight stains, some creases, and curling on the paper. The mounting has slight stains at the top and bottom. It comes with a cedarwood storage box, with a scroll length of 178 cm and a width of 33 cm.