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19th century

Landscape

Kano Tomonobu

Japanese, 1843 - 1912

Like many paintings from Ernest Fenollosa’s collection, this one is framed rather than being mounted as a traditional Japanese hanging scroll. Frames were introduced to make Japanese art more accessible to a Western audience, suitable for hanging on a living room wall.

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