| Motonobu strengthened the ties with the Ashikaga Shogun and the Hosokawa clan as the powers-that-be, had numerous disciples and consolidated the basis of the Kanoha as a group of painters. |
元信は時の権力者であった足利将軍や細川家との結び付きを強め、多くの門弟を抱えて、画家集団としての狩野派の基盤を確かなものにした。 |