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'''Kanō Eitoku''' (狩野 永徳, 1543 – 1590) was a [[Japan]]ese painter from [[Kyoto]] who lived during the {{Wiki|Azuchi–Momoyama period}}. He was one of the most prominent patriarchs of the {{Wiki|Kanō school}} of {{Wiki|Japanese painting}}, having the ''[[daimyō]]s'' [[Oda Nobunaga]] and [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] among his patrons.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Kanō Eitoku}}</ref> | |||
'''Kanō Eitoku''' (狩野 永徳, 1543 – 1590) was a [[Japan]]ese painter from [[Kyoto]] who lived during the {{Wiki|Azuchi–Momoyama period}}. He was one of the | |||
In the early 1580s, | ==Biography== | ||
In the early 1580s, Eitoku, fearing that his paintings would be destroyed during the [[Sengoku period|national upheavals]], sought to recover them so they could be preserved. He enlisted the services of a [[mercenary]], only to be later told by one of his servants that the mercenary had fled in fear of his life, much to his frustration.<ref name="Art Collector">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Art Collector]]</ref> | |||
As Eitoku complained about the predicament, he was approached by the [[Iga]] ''[[ninja|kunoichi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and the [[samurai]] [[Yasuke]], who had come to visit his [[Kano Painting School|school]]. After telling them about his concerns, he requested their help to recover his paintings, which were stored in various castles across Japan and, thus, heavily guarded. The pair agreed and eventually succeeded in retrieving all the paintings.<ref name="Art Collector"/> | |||
After returning to Eitoku, he admitted that the paintings' place was not with him and that they belonged in the world. Thus, he gifted them to Naoe and Yasuke, who planned to give them to their friend [[Junjiro]], a budding artist.<ref name="Art Collector"/> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Kanō Eitoku (狩野 永徳, 1543 – 1590) was a Japanese painter from Kyoto who lived during the Azuchi–Momoyama period. He was one of the most prominent patriarchs of the Kanō school of Japanese painting, having the daimyōs Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi among his patrons.[1]
Biography[edit | edit source]
In the early 1580s, Eitoku, fearing that his paintings would be destroyed during the national upheavals, sought to recover them so they could be preserved. He enlisted the services of a mercenary, only to be later told by one of his servants that the mercenary had fled in fear of his life, much to his frustration.[2]
As Eitoku complained about the predicament, he was approached by the Iga kunoichi Fujibayashi Naoe and the samurai Yasuke, who had come to visit his school. After telling them about his concerns, he requested their help to recover his paintings, which were stored in various castles across Japan and, thus, heavily guarded. The pair agreed and eventually succeeded in retrieving all the paintings.[2]
After returning to Eitoku, he admitted that the paintings' place was not with him and that they belonged in the world. Thus, he gifted them to Naoe and Yasuke, who planned to give them to their friend Junjiro, a budding artist.[2]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
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Kanō Eitoku on Wikipedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Art Collector