"Collection of Young Trees of Painting"; one-volume biography of Japanese painters by Kano Ikkei 狩野一渓 (1599-1662). Compiled circa 1650, the biography includes 153 artists, beginning with Minchō 明兆 (1352-1431), and is divided into medieval chūsei 中世 ink painters, Tosa 土佐 artists, Kano main families (with lineage chart), and post-Keichō 慶長 era (after 1615) painters not included in the Tosa or Kano schools, *Tosa-ha 土佐派 or *Kano-ha 狩野派.
The text seems to be a rough draft probably written between 1648-55 (Keian 慶安 to Jōō 承応 eras), while the last part of the work, including the lineage of Chinese-style painters is likely by a later author. Tansei jakubokushū is the oldest extant study of Japanese painters and an important precursor to *Honchō gashi 本朝画史, from which it differs with regards to the content of many biographies. Modeled on the Chinese work Tuhui baojian (Jp: *Tokai hōkan 図絵宝鑑), biographical entries include information on the artists background, including anecdotal accounts, as well as an assessment of his merit or importance. The text is reproduced in Sakazaki Tan 坂崎坦, ed. Nihon garon taikan 日本画論大観, 2:923-950.