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Hishikawa Moronobu

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WA-00288043

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WikidataQ746217 ULAN500118854

Europeana

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Birth yearArtsy· 85%
LocationArtsy· 85%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

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Europeanahttp://data.europeana.eu/agent/70503
Tier 2 · Strong source85%

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Artworks (19)

A Parade of Courtesans

1685 · Woodblock print; sumizuri-e, kakemono yoko-e

31 × 68 cm (12 1/4 × 26 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Picture Book Mirror of Various Occupations (Wakoku shoshoku ezukushi) 和国諸職絵尽　諸織絵本鏡

1685 · Set of three woodblock printed books; ink on paper

each: 10 5/8 × 7 5/16 in. (27 × 18.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Go to Takaoyama to see Maple Leaves having Twelve Points

1680 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

10 x 13 27/32 in. (25.4 x 35.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jonge vrouw en naakte man op kleed

1680 · hand coloring on paper

width: 378 cm, height: 261 cm

Rijksmuseum

Courtesan with a Young Man (Wakashu) beside a Screen

1679 · Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink and hand-applied color on paper; horizontal ōban

Image: 10 3/4 × 14 1/2 in. (27.3 × 36.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Korean Embassy Parade

1677 · Hand-colored woodblock prints; makimono-e

24.2 × 75 cm (9 1/2 × 29 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Contemporary Kimono Patterns (Tōsei hiinagata) 当世ひいな形

1677 · First volume from a set of woodblock-printed books; ink on paper

10 11/16 × 7 1/2 in. (27.2 × 19 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Scene in the Yoshiwara, from the series "Views of Yoshiwara"

1676 · Woodblock print; sumizuri-e, oban

25.6 × 40.8 cm (10 1/8 × 16 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Flower-Viewing Party with Crest-Bearing Curtain, from the series "Flower Viewing at Ueno (Ueno hanami no tei)"

1676 · Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e

27.8 × 42.5 cm (10 7/8 × 16 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Two Young Samurai

1670 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

10 1/8 x 15 1/5 in. (25.7 x 38.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Interior Scene in the Yoshiwara

1670 · Woodblock print; ink on paper

10 1/8 x 15 1/5 in. (25.7 x 38.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Courtesan with Her Client, the first sheet of an untitled erotic picture album

1668 · Woodblock print; sumizuri-e, oban yoko-e

27.2 × 38.3 cm (10 3/4 × 15 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Behind the Screen

1668 · Woodblock print; sumizuri-e, oban yoko-e

27.2 × 38.4 cm (10 3/4 × 15 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Flirting Lovers

1668 · Woodblock print; sumizuri-e, oban yoko-e

27.1 × 38.4 cm (10 11/16 × 15 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Street Scene in Yoshiwara

1667 · Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper

10 3/4 x 15 1/4 in. (27.3 x 38.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dame gezeten in een vertrek voor een tafel, waarop twee boeken en schrijfgerei liggen

1628 · brush on paper, ink

height: 263 cm, width: 187 cm

Rijksmuseum

Bezoek van twee samourai aan een dame, rechts een tuin

1628 · brush on paper, ink

height: 242 cm, width: 335 cm

Rijksmuseum

Landschap met een vrouw met een tak bloemen in de hand

1628 · pen on paper, ink

width: 188 cm, height: 264 cm

Rijksmuseum

Musicerend en etend gezelschap

1628 · pen on ink, paper

height: 263 cm, width: 333 cm

Rijksmuseum

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Artwork sources (3)

19 published of 19 catalogued · 19 with image

Art Institute Chicago
7 published7 img
The Met
7 published7 img
Rijksmuseum
5 published5 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 5)

5 entries · 1 sources

Musicerend en etend gezelschap
1628 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Jonge vrouw en naakte man op kleed
1680 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Bezoek van twee samourai aan een dame, rechts een tuin
1628 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Landschap met een vrouw met een tak bloemen in de hand
1628 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Dame gezeten in een vertrek voor een tafel, waarop twee boeken en schrijfgerei liggen
1628 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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