KANO YUSEN HIRONOBU: A KANO SCHOOL SILK PAINTING OF HORSES By Kano Yusen Hironobu (1778-1815), signed Yusen Hogen ga, with seal Hironobu Japan, 1808-1815, Edo period (1615-1868) Well painted in ink and watercolors on silk to depict eleven gamboling and grazing horses beside old gnarled trees, each animal neatly detailed, with a variety of poses and differently colored coats, some with spotted fur. With a silk brocade mounting and framed behind glass. Signed to the lower right YUSEN hogen ga, with red seal Hironobu. SIZE 45 x 74 cm Condition: Good condition with minor wear, soiling, and creasing. Provenance: Austrian private collection. Kano Yusen Hironobu (1778-1815) was the fifth generation head of Hamacho branch of the Kano School. In 1808, he received the honorary title of Hogen. The artist is mentioned in Roberts, Laurance P. (1990) A Dictionary of Japanese Artists, p. 207. Auction comparison: Compare a related painting of two horses by Kano Yasunobu (1613-1685), 113.3 x 135.5 cm, at Christie`s, Japanese & Korean Art, 11 September 2012, New York, lot 3 ( sold for 3,000 USD ).