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Nishikawa Sukenobu — Bijin-ga Illustration from Hyakunin Jorō Shinasadame (c. 1723)

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An illustration of a bijin from Nishikawa Sukenobu's Hyakunin Jorō Shinasadame (c. 1723) — a woodblock-printed book depicting one hundred women of different social classes. Sukenobu's female figure type influenced Harunobu, Utamaro, and subsequent ukiyo-e bijin-ga.

Scholarly Significance

Introduce Edo-period illustrated book (ehon) and bijin-ga genre via Nishikawa Sukenobu.

Notes

·Sukenobu produced approximately 130 ehon over his career.
·The Hyakunin Jorō Shinasadame categorizes women by social class — making it a sociological document as well as an aesthetic one.