Kano Natsuo - His Life, his Art and his SketchbooksEven though the kinko artist Kano Natsuo is on everyones lips when it comes to conversations about late Edo period sword fittings surprisingly little material is available outside of Japan, in neither a comprehensive or in a published form. With this publication I try to provide a remedy by introducing an outline of his career, his personality, his art, his students and his works. And, as a reference, I have republished all four of Natsuos sketchbooks