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{{Short description|Japanese printmaker (1671–1750)}} {{family name hatnote|Nishikawa|lang=Japanese}}{{nihongo|Nishikawa Sukenobu|西川 祐信|extra=1671 – August 20, 1750}}, often called simply "Sukenobu", was a Japanese printmaker from Kyoto. He was unusual for an ukiyo-e artist, as he was based in the imperial capital of Kyoto. He did prints of actors, but gained note for his works concerning women. His Hyakunin joro shinasadame (Appreciating 100 women), in two volumes published in 1723, depicted women of all classes, from the empress to prostitutes, and received favorable results.

Life and career

(File:MET 14 76 42 O1 sf.jpg|thumb|Hanging scroll by Nishikawa Sukenobu, {{Circa|1700s}}.)Nishikawa Sukenobu was born in Kyoto in 1671 and studied painting there under Kanō Einō of the Kanō school of painting; he may also have studied under Tosa Mitsusuke of the Tosa school. Sukenobu's earliest known works are book illustrations that date to 1699; the earliest signed in his name is the seven-volume Shin Kanninki ("New patience story"). While most ukiyo-e artists were based in Edo (modern Tokyo), Sukenobu spent his career in Kyoto.{{sfn|Matsudaira}}Sukenobu specialized in depictions of female beauties from different classes in their daily lives. He also produced books of kimono patterns, Musha-e portraits of warriors, illustrations of classical literature, and paintings.{{sfn|Matsudaira}}Sukenobu died in Kyoto on 20 August 1750. He was also known under the names Uemon, Jitokusō, Jitokusai, Bunkado, Ukyō, Saiō. The influence of his style of depicting women is seen in the works of such artists as Suzuki Harunobu and Kitao Shigemasa.{{sfn|Matsudaira}}

Collections

Sukenobu's work is held in the permanent collections of several institutions, including the Dallas Museum of Art,WEB, Geisha in Summer - DMA Collection Online,weblink 2021-07-02, www.dma.org, en, the Carnegie Museum of Art,WEB, CMOA Collection,weblink 2021-07-02, collection.cmoa.org, en, the Indianapolis Museum of Art,WEB, None,weblink 2021-07-02, Indianapolis Museum of Art Online Collection, en, the Harvard Art Museums,WEB, Harvard, From the Harvard Art Museums' collections Nishikawa's Comparison of Warriors (Nishikawa musha-kurabe),weblink 2021-07-02, harvardartmuseums.org, en, the University of Michigan Museum of Art,WEB, Exchange: Courtesan on Promenade: left page of a two-page book llustration,weblink 2021-07-02, exchange.umma.umich.edu, the Seattle Art Museum, the Suntory Museum of Art,WEB, Collection Database,weblink 2021-07-02, SUNTORY MUSEUM of ART, en, the Metropolitan Museum of Art,WEB, Picture Book of Mount Asaka (Ehon Asakayama),weblink 2021-07-02, www.metmuseum.org, the Brooklyn Museum,WEB, Brocade Making by Women,weblink 2021-07-02, www.brooklynmuseum.org, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,WEB, Genre Scenes in the Four Seasons,weblink 2021-07-02, collections.mfa.org, en, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.WEB, A Courtesan Listening to the Singing of a Woman with a Girl Playing the Samisen,weblink 2021-07-02, philamuseum.org, en,

References

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Works cited

• WEB, Matsudaira, Susumu, Nishikawa Sukenobu, Grove Art Online, Oxford Art Online, Oxford University Press,weblink 2015-04-10, subscription,

External links

• Artnet: Nishikawa Sukenobu
• Nishikawa Sukenobu by Honolulu Museum of Art
• The Shunga of Nishikawa Sukenobu by Honolulu Museum of Art

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