About Fujiwara Nobuzane
Lived 1176 – 1266 (aged 89–90). Fujiwara Nobuzane was a Japanese waka poet, painter and writer.
Fujiwara Nobuzane (1176–1265) was one of the leading Japanese portrait artists of 13th century Japan.
Nobuzane was born in Kyoto, and was the son of Fujiwara Takanobu. Takanobu specialized in nise-e (“likeness picture”) portraits. Of his works that have survived, the most notable is a set of the Thirty-Six Poetry Immortals. Nobuzane's son Tametsugu and grandson Tamenobu carried on the family tradition of painting.
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Who was Fujiwara Nobuzane?
Aristocrat poet and portrait artist (1176-1265)
When was Fujiwara Nobuzane born?
Fujiwara Nobuzane was born in 1176.
When did Fujiwara Nobuzane die?
Fujiwara Nobuzane died in 1266.
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Fujiwara Nobuzane was a waka poet, painter and writer.
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Fujiwara Nobuzane was Japanese.
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