Picture Book: Thousand-Year Mountain? (Ehon Chitoseyama? 絵本千年山?
Nishikawa Sukenobu was one of Kyoto's most productive ukiyo-e artists. He studied under the painter Kano Einō (1631–1697), then Tosa Mitsusuke (1675–1710), and finally turned to ukiyo-e. His illustrated books were well received by elite readers and artists in Edo.
The three-volume book Ehon Chitose-yama illustrates contemporary genre scenes with a short educational text and a poem over each double-page spread; the final volume is shown here.
The three-volume book Ehon Chitose-yama illustrates contemporary genre scenes with a short educational text and a poem over each double-page spread; the final volume is shown here.
Artwork Details
- Title: Picture Book: Thousand-Year Mountain? (Ehon Chitoseyama? 絵本千年山?
- Artist: Nishikawa Sukenobu 西川祐信 (Japanese, 1671–1750)
- Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
- Date: 1740
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Woodblock print; ink on paper
- Dimensions: Overall: 9 x 6 1/4 in. (22.9 x 15.9 cm)
- Classification: Illustrated Books
- Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
- Object Number: JIB90
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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