Nishikawa Sukenobu
Nishikawa Sukenobu (西川 祐信, 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
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.[1]
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.[1]
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.[1]
Collections
Sukenobu's work is held in the permanent collections of several institutions, including the Dallas Museum of Art,[2] the Carnegie Museum of Art,[3] the Indianapolis Museum of Art,[4] the Harvard Art Museums,[5] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[6] the Seattle Art Museum,[7] the Suntory Museum of Art,[8] the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[9] the Brooklyn Museum,[10] the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,[11] and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.[12]
References
- ^ a b c Matsudaira.
- ^ "Geisha in Summer - DMA Collection Online". www.dma.org. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ "CMOA Collection". collection.cmoa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ "None". Indianapolis Museum of Art Online Collection. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ Harvard. "From the Harvard Art Museums' collections Nishikawa's Comparison of Warriors (Nishikawa musha-kurabe)". harvardartmuseums.org. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ "Exchange: Courtesan on Promenade: left page of a two-page book llustration". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ "Picnicking under Cherry Blossoms and Boating on the River". localhost. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Collection Database". SUNTORY MUSEUM of ART. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ www.metmuseum.org https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/78724?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&ft=Nishikawa+Sukenobu+%E8%A5%BF%E5%B7%9D%E7%A5%90%E4%BF%A1&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=2. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Brooklyn Museum". www.brooklynmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ "Genre Scenes in the Four Seasons". collections.mfa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ "A Courtesan Listening to the Singing of a Woman with a Girl Playing the Samisen". philamuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
Works cited
- Matsudaira, Susumu. "Nishikawa Sukenobu". Grove Art Online, Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
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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