Hishikawa Moronobu

Hishikawa Moronobu
Bijin-ga hanging scroll (detail)
Born1618
Hodomura, Kyonan, Awa Province, Japan
Died(1694-07-25)25 July 1694 (aged 76)
Edo, now Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Known forukiyo-e
In this Japanese name, the surname is Hishikawa.

Hishikawa Moronobu (Japanese: 菱川 師宣; 1618 – 25 July 1694)[1] was a Japanese artist known for popularizing the ukiyo-e genre of woodblock prints and paintings in the late 17th century.[2] He consolidated the works of scattered Japanese art styles and forged the early development of ukiyo-e.[3]

  1. ^ Hishikawa's birth date is sometimes placed as late as c1625; see Lawrence Gowing, ed., Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists, v.3 (Facts on File, 2005): 473.
  2. ^ Lyons, Martyn. "Books: A Living History". Getty Publishing, 2011, p 161.
  3. ^ Lane, Richard (1962). Masters of Japanese Print, Their World and Their Work. London: Thames & Hudson. pp. 42, 46, 49. ISBN 9781015300231.