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Kanō Einō

folding screen, late 17th century, 1,530 mm × 3,610 mm Kanō Einō ( , 1631–1697) was a Japanese painter of the sub-school of the Kanō school of painting. He became head of the Kyō-ganō upon the death of his father Kanō Sansetsu, and his grandfather was the Kyō-ganō's founder Kanō Sanraku. Einō compiled the Honchō Gashi ( , "Japanese painting history"), the earliest serious art-historical work in Japan.

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folding screen, late 17th century, 1,530 mm × 3,610 mm Kanō Einō ( , 1631–1697) was a Japanese painter of the sub-school of the Kanō school of painting. He became head of the Kyō-ganō upon the death of his father Kanō Sansetsu, and his grandfather was the Kyō-ganō's founder Kanō Sanraku. Einō compiled the Honchō Gashi ( , "Japanese painting history"), the earliest serious art-historical work in Japan.

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  1. date of birth: 1631 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. publication date: 1693 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  3. The record states that the publication date is "1693". What evidence would count against this claim?
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  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362161123

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