Artist

Kannan

Japanese, b. 1500

Kannan is a Japanese Renaissance artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Kannan is a Tamil and Malayalam male given name. Due to a Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames, it may also be a surname for males and females. The name is derived from the Hindu god Krishna, who is offered the epithet of Kannan in Tamil, meaning, "the one who is to be seen".

Works by Kannan

Collections represented

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