Kano School was a group of Japanese painters whose members were all drawn from one family. Successive generations of the Kano School formed a dynasty that lasted from the 1400's to the 1800's and provided Japan's leading artists of that period. In the 1600's, members of the Kano School set standards for Japanese painting that persisted for more than 200 years. The style featured two-dimensional compositions, decorative patterns, and nonreligious subject matter.