(b Kyoto, 1636; d Edo [now Tokyo], 1713). Eldest son of (12) Kano Naonobu. After his father's death in 1650, he became head of the Kobikicho line of the Kano school. In 1704 he received the honorary title of hogen (Eye of the Law) and in 1709 the most coveted title of hoin (Sign of the Law). He was buried at Honmonji, a temple in the Ikegami area of Edo (now Tokyo).
Part of the Kano family
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