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Ishikawa Toyonobu

1758 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

The various kimono patterns shown here were enriched by a few colors in a technique called benizuri-e (literally, "picture printed in red"), which probably derived from Chinese printing. The new technique did not rely on the old method of hand-painted colors but used printed colors, mainly red and green. Ishikawa Toyonobu was among the most prolific creators of benizuri-e prints about the middle of the eighteenth century.

Artist

Ishikawa Toyonobu

Date

1758

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Rogers Fund, 1949