Kanō Sansetsu (狩野 山雪, 1589–1651) was a Japanese painter also known as Kanō Heishiro. He was born in Hizen Province, Kyūshū, and died in Kyoto.
Sansetsu was apprenticed to Kanō Sanraku, married his daughter, and was adopted by him after the death of Sanraku's eldest son. Sansetsu became the leader of the Kanō school.
Works
- Dragon in the clouds, hanging scroll, ink on paper.
- Huang Chuping, hanging scroll, ink on paper.
- Laozi, one of a pair of six-panel folding screens, ink on paper.
- Mount Fuji, hanging scroll, ink and gold on paper.
- The old plum ca. 1645, four sliding door panels (fusuma), ink, color, gold leaf on paper.
- Seabirds on a winter coast, screen, color, India ink, and gold on paper. collection hosotsugi, Kyoto.
- The ten snow incidents, one of a pair of six-panel folding screens, ink and light color on paper.
- Transcendent, hanging scroll, ink on paper.
- Two chickens on thatched roof, hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper.
- Xiwangmu (Seiobo), the Queen Mother of the West and Mu Wang (Bokuo), one of a pair of six-panel folding screens, ink on paper.