Picture Book of Poems on Shells, by Nishikawa Sukenobu
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Nishikawa Sukenobu (1671–1750), Japanese painter of the Ukiyo-e school of popular, colourful paintings and prints, who also was a book designer of the Kyōto–Ōsaka area. Nishikawa studied painting with masters of two schools, the Kanō (stressing Chinese subjects and techniques) and the Japanese-oriented Tosa. Eventually, however, he was influenced by Ukiyo-e painters, especially Hishikawa Moronobu (died 1694). In his time Edo (now Tokyo) was already considered the centre of Ukiyo-e, and that school’s prints were often referred to as Edo-e or Edo paintings and prints.
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asian art
nishikawa sukenobu
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printing blocks
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asia
nishikawa sukenobu 1671 1750
poetry
women
shells
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illustrated books
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picture book
poems
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chukai
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paper drawings
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metropolitan museum of art
Date
1748
in collections
Source
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")