Album page with a woman adjusting a decorative plant ornament in her hair (5758875857), Nishikawa Sukenobu

Accession number: 1957. 65 display artist: nishikawa sukenobu display title: album page with a woman adjusting a decorative plant ornament in her hair series title: untitled album creation date: 1715-1730 medium: woodblock height: 12 in. Width: 6 in. Display dimensions: 12 in. X 6 in. (30. 48 cm x 15. 24 cm) credit line: bequest of cora timken burnett label copy: "before the development of full-color printing, black-and-white woodblock prints were colored by hand. This artist was a leading book illustrator in kyoto, whose style was an important source for the early print designers of edo. Extremely prolific, he is credited with having illustrated more than two hundred volumes. " label copy (spanish): "antes de que se desarrollara el grabado a todo color, los grabados en madera en blanco y negro se coloreaban a mano. Este artista fue el ilustrador de libros ms destacado en kioto y su estilo fue una fuente importante para los primeros diseadores de grabado en edo. Fue sumamente prolfico y se le atribuye el haber ilustrado ms de doscientos volmenes. " collection: the san diego museum of art.