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Kano Shōun: The Poet Painter of Edo Japan Kano Shōun (狩野昌運, 1637 – 1702) stands as a towering figure in Japanese art history, particularly renowned for his groundbreaking ‘Imaginary Portraits of Famous Poets,’ a series that revolutionized Ukiyo-e printing and cemented his legacy as one …