Kanō Sadanobu

[1][2] It was the intention of Mitsunobu's brother, Kanō Takanobu, to have his son, Kanō Tan'yū, remain in Kyoto as designated heir to his father's sub-branch of the Kano school workshop.

[3] However, Tan'yū accepted the title of goyō eshi in 1617 and began to plan his atelier in Edo, most likely with the Tokugawa shōgun's approval.

This moved Tan'yū's younger brother, Kanō Naonobu, up as to succeed the family workshop in Kyoto upon Takanobu's death.

[3] The main Kanō-school workshop, led by Sandanobu by this time, remained in Kyoto, either by instruction of the shōgun or Sandanbou's own will.

[1] Although Yasunobu was adopted into the main Kyoto house upon Sadanobu's death, sometime during 1624–1643 he too was appointed goyō eshi by Tokugawa and moved to Edo to build his workshop known as Nakabashi.