The remarkable longevity of the Kano school, which flourished over some four centuries, was a product of resourceful adaptation to an ever-changing landscape of patrons and prospects. Long-term Kano practices were rooted in the experiences of the founder of the house, Kano Masanobu (1434–1530), as painter-in-attendance (goyō eshi) to the declining Ashikaga shogunate during the...