Illustrations of Beautiful Women (Bijin e-zukushi 美人絵づくし) : [volume 3]

Hishikawa, Moronobu, approximately 1618-approximately 1694 · 1683 · Edo : Urokogataya · 10 pictures

A woodblock-printed volume of Japanese illustrations by Hishikawa Moronobu, published in Edo in 1683 by Urokogataya, showing courtly and elite figures in Edo-period settings. Its double-page spreads pair columns of calligraphic text with ink-line figures in patterned robes, useful to a designer for textile patterns, kimono motifs and the layout of text beside image.

Women in art -- Japan · Japan -- Social life and customs -- 1600-1868

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