絵本小松原|Picture Book of Komatsubara (Ehon komatsubara) 絵本小松原
Medium
Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions
10 5/8 × 7 1/2 in. (27 × 19 cm)
Classification
Illustrated Books
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
Accession Number
2013.839
Tags
Art Historical Context
Nishikawa Sukenobu’s *Picture Book of Komatsubara* (Ehon komatsubara), created in 1761 during Japan’s Edo period, exemplifies the refined tradition of illustrated books that flourished under the Tokugawa shogunate. As a leading Kyoto-based artist, Sukenobu specialized in graceful depictions of women and everyday, and this woodblock volume continues that focus while incorporating playful elements such as spiders and animals. The book’s modest size—roughly the dimensions of a modern paperback—made it portable and affordable for a growing audience of readers beyond the elite. Printed in ink on p...
About the Artist
Nishikawa Sukenobu 西川祐信 (Japanese) · 1671 –1750
Japanese, 1671–1750