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Hishikawa Moronobu菱川師宣 師宣alternative words: Moronobu Hishikawa, Moronobu keywords: artist , famous person , ukiyoe related topics: Ukiyoe , Shunga , Edo period , Kano school related web sites: http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~sanyo/sanyo/mikaeri1.html explanation: Ukiyoe artist of the early Edo period. Born in 1618 in Chiba prefecture. Arriving to Tokyo, he worked not only as Ukiyoe artist, but also publisher, writer and painter, because Ukiyoe being not established as an independent discipline at that time. He left many master pieces on an active life of Edo citizens like prostitutes in brothel of Yoshiwara, by breaking off from the official but dull paint schools like Kano and Tosa, so he is considered father of Ukiyoe art. He died in 1694. | |