Buke hyakunin isshu
Hishikawa Moronobu
reprint of 1703 edition
Medium
Woodblock printed book
Dimensions
18 × 23.5 cm (7 1/8 × 9 5/16 in.)
Classification
book
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
153557
About the Artist
Hishikawa Moronobu
Hishikawa Moronobu (1618–1694) holds an unassailable position in Japanese art history as the founder of ukiyo-e, the 'pictures of the floating world' that would become Japan's most internationally recognized art form. Born in the provincial town of Yasuda during the early Edo period, Moronobu transformed woodblock printing from a purely utilitarian craft into an independent artistic medium, establ...