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Paralleling the intensive and systematic study of Western painting methods was a steady process of renewal occurring in the field of traditional painting. Fenollosa was particularly instrumental in redirecting and salvaging the careers of two important late 19th-century painters, Kanō Hōgai and Hashimoto Gahō. Fenollosa had particular notions about the ways these traditional Kanō school painters could adapt their techniques in order to create a more exciting and, perhaps to Western eyes, a more marketable product. He encouraged the use of chiaroscuro, brilliant palettes, Western spatial perspective, and dramatic atmospherics, and these techniques were indeed effective in creating new interest ...(100 of 29399 words)